President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted a plan for NATO member states to raise defense spending to 5 percent of their ...

Mark Rutte had an unenviable task at the Hague summit this week. The Nato secretary-general had to work with diverging ...

And Hegseth referenced Trump's assertion that NATO countries should spend 5% of their gross domestic product on defense, a threshold that America does not currently meet (the U.S. spends about 3.4%).

Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte said yesterday the US had “no plans” for a “sudden” US withdrawal from Europe, but that any such move would be “co-ordinated” with European allies.

Allies are deeply concerned by President Donald Trump’s readiness to draw closer to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who sees NATO as a threat, amid a U.S. effort to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine.

NATO's first summit with Trump, in 2018, unraveled due to a dispute over defense spending. Ahead of the meeting, Britain, France and Germany committed to the 5% goal. Host country the Netherlands ...

This year's NATO summit opens Tuesday, attended by a disengaged United States, which seems bent on fighting its own battles, rather than helping European allies with the increased threat from Russia.

Even as Mr. Trump was making his way to the summit on Tuesday, he may have added to jitters in Europe by refusing to commit to a touchstone of NATO, its Article 5 — the promise by NATO nations ...

US and Europe to clarify NATO’s future relationship with Russia Defense ministers will discuss how to map out a new NATO strategy toward Moscow, to reflect the frosty relationship. Listen ... the ...

A Wary Europe Awaits Rubio With NATO's Future on the Line WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels this week to a gathering of top diplomats from NATO countries and is sure ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised President Donald Trump for making Europe "pay in a BIG way," as allied leaders gathered in the Netherlands on Tuesday for ...

This year's NATO summit opens Tuesday, attended by a disengaged United States, which seems bent on fighting its own battles, rather than helping European allies with the increased threat from Russia.