Hello and welcome to this live blog. Here we will keep you informed of the developments around the NATO summit in The Hague. To ask? Mail it to [email protected] and maybe we will answer them in this blog.
Rutte gives final declaration at NATO top
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Geert Wilders met Trump and made a selfie with him.
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Schoof calls the outcome top “great achievement” According to Schoof, the outcome of the NATO top is a “big performance”. He also calls it a “big step forward” that there will be more closer cooperation with the defense industry. “We made a few big decisions on Tuesday,” he said during a bilateral consultation with US President Donald Trump.
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A journalist speaks of “Trump-Top” “is the NATO summit not only meant to make Trump happy?”, A journalist asks Rutte. She speaks of a “Trump top”. A clear answer from Rutte is not forthcoming. He focuses on the fact that expanding the defense spending is a deep-rooted wish of NATO. That would also explain why all Member States agreed to the 5 percent standard. Furthermore, the Russian threat plays an important role, says Rutte.
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Rutte also says that Europe and Canada do not have to worry about the fact that Trump may not want to comply with Article 5 of the Convention. It says that an attack on one, an attack is on everyone. “Trump only wants Europe and Canada to pay more attention to Defense. And that is exactly what we are doing now.”
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Distribution of 5 percent of NATO of the 5 percent of GDP that NATO countries will spend on Defense, go 3.5 percent to “real defense expenditure”. Think of military equipment, military troops and salaries. Previously that was 2 percent, says Rutte. “It is an important change for important threats that we are dealing with now.”
The remaining 1.5 percent goes to investments that should support defense and safety, Rutte explains. “With that we can scare off aggression and defend ourselves.”
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Rutte speaks of “Giant Sprong” in joint defense during the final declaration, NATO chef calls the plan to bring the defense fencing to 5 percent “ambitious but essential” in 2035. The decisions taken in The Hague on Tuesday make NATO “much stronger”, the former Prime Minister said.
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The question is whether Zensky and Trump meet today. That is on the schedule, but we have not heard anything about where and when they meet. Zensky was also not present at the NATO meeting this morning. In addition, Trump should return to Schiphol again around 4.40 pm.
Trump does give a press conference around 3 p.m.
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Trump speaks support for Article 5 from Trump was asked at the press conference whether he supports Article 5 of the NATO Convention: that is the agreement that allies support each other in an attack on each other’s territory. Trump’s answer is clear: he does. “Why am I different here?”
In earlier reports, Trump suggested that he does not want to support countries that invest too little in defense. Increasing those investments was an important effort from Trump for the NATO summit.
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According to Rutte, it is likely that the US is already on defense spending of 5 percent of GDP.
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Rutte’s final statement has ended. He summarized the NATO summit as “fantastic” and a great success.
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A journalist asks Rutte why he was so complimented towards Trump yesterday. She refers to the message that Rutte sent to Trump on Tuesday. The American president then shared that on Truth Social. Rutte: “The language I used against Trump is a matter of taste.”
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Ukraine continues to get full support from NATO. NATO also continues to work on the “irreversible path” on which Ukraine is to join NATO, says Rutte.
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Rutte: “Trump is fully committed to NATO.”
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Rutte confirms that NATO countries have agreed on the 5 percent standard. 1.5 percent of this goes to support for the army and technology.
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Rutte starts with the final statement.
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We are now waiting for the press conference to start where NATO chef Mark Rutte explains the agreements made.
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The next NATO summit will take place in Turkey next year, is also in the final statement. Last year it had already been agreed that Turkey was allowed to organize the next meeting of the Alliance, but it has now also been confirmed that it will be held in 2026.
Albania will be a host country at the subsequent NATO summit, but it is not yet known whether it will take place in 2027. It is not unusual for the alliance to skip for a year. The last time that happened was in 2020.
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Finally, Member States have underlined their dedication to Article 5 – “An attack on one is an attack on all” -.
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Member States confirm their “sustainable sovereign obligations” to provide support to Ukraine. The support of Ukraine in the final statement is a lot shorter this year.
According to Reuters , Rutte has chosen to make Trump to his liking. The statement therefore largely focuses on increasing the NATO standard, a hard requirement from the US president.
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In the final statement, Member States explicitly mention Russia a threat to “Euro-Atlantic Safety” for the long term. In the run -up to the top meeting, there was a long time in the background. Last year’s statement was a lot Fermer in this area. NATO then spoke of “the largest and most direct threat”.
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The decision can be labeled as historically, because almost all NATO countries have cut back on defense for years. There are still a number that do not reach the agreed 2 percent.
There are two lighting. The countries do not have to spend all the money on hard defense spending, such as weapons and troops. They can also invest billions in safety -related matters, such as infrastructure and cyber security.
In addition, the countries are given ten years to increase their expenses. In an earlier version of the final declaration, 2032 was still aimed.
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The NATO allies are just sharing in a statement that they are unanimously supporting higher defense expenditure. They want the 5 percent standard by 2035.
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The NATO summit meeting has just ended, reports the National Information Service. Rutte will give a final statement in about twenty minutes, which we will of course keep you informed.
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The last NATO meeting in The Hague took place in 1989, just before the end of the Cold War. Schoof says there was hope for better ties with Russia, but that was an illusion. “That made the raid in Ukraine clear.”
“Peace must be constantly protected. That comes with a price. We have to intervene quickly and thoroughly. Let us united the Hague plan. Let’s write history today.”
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Schoof welcomes all those present on behalf of the Dutch government in The Hague. “In this city we speak the language of peace. After today she will also be known as a city of unity. We will make decisions that lead to an unprecedented increase in our defense budget. That will make our transatlantic union stronger. So that we can ensure our safety and legal order.”
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Rutte opens the meeting by saying that we live in a dangerous time. There is war in Ukraine, war in the Middle East, there are new technologies and there is a threat of terrorism.
“During this top we will make important decisions to protect our residents.” Rutte is referring to the 5 percent standard. According to him, the US has worn far too great costs for a long time when it comes to NATO. Rutte says that Trump has managed that other countries are now going to spend more on Defense.
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All government leaders now take a picture together. They walk on stage one by one. Rutte and Schoof are in the middle, with Trump on Ruttes side.
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Trump confirms conversation with Zensky Trump has just confirmed that he has a conversation with his Ukrainian colleague Zensky during the NATO summit. “I will find him today. I don’t know, I assume we are talking about Ukraine,” Trump told the press.
Trump called Zensky a “nice man” and said that they are going to discuss “obvious”. “His problems,” he clarified.
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Rutte and Trump just had a conversation behind closed doors and then took some time to answer some questions from the press.
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Pressing moment Rutte and Trump mainly dedicated to Iran The press moment was just about Iran. Trump was asked about the leaked defense report on the attack on the Iranian facilities. It states that the damage is not as considerable as the US government claims. Trump dismisses the report as “nonsense”. “If you look at the satellite images, you see that everything is blackened,” he said. Trump also fiercely lashed out at the American media.
There were already great worries that Iran would overshadow the NATO summit. Rutte intervened. “The most important thing is that the US has removed Iran’s nuclear threat,” said the NATO chef.
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Time for the photo moments All government leaders of NATO member states now go one by one with outgoing Prime Minister Schoof and NATO chef Rutte. After this a group photo is taken with all those present. So it will take a while before the NATO meeting starts, which was actually planned at 10.30 am.
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Trump on compliance article 5: ‘We are completely on their side’ Rutte and Trump have just briefly spoken to the press. The US president was asked by a journalist for his intention with Article 5 of NATO. It states that an attack on one Member State is an attack on all Member States. Trump sowed confusion yesterday by saying that that sense can be interpreted in different ways.
“We are completely by their side,” Trump responded now.
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Trump and Rutte keep opening speech NATO-Secretary-General Rutte underlined in his welcome speech that President Trump has managed to spend all NATO member states spend more on Defense. Trump underlines the good relationship he has with Rutte.
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Rutte and Trump in conversation We currently get through that Rutte and Trump are now in conversation. There is no further a press. The meeting with all government leaders would actually start at 10.30 am, but the program ends. A group photo must also be taken before the start of the meeting.
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Hungarian President Viktor Orbán makes the most critical sound hear the Hungarian President Viktor Orbán does not see Russia, but the competitive position of Europe as a threat, he tells the press present at the NATO summit. NATO also has nothing to look for in Ukraine.
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Almost all government leaders in the meantime almost all government leaders have arrived at the top. Some, such as French President Emmanuel Macron, were not talking to the press. Others took the time for that, such as the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Merz expects “great agreement” about the increase in the NATO standard. According to him, the alliance is facing a “historical” top.
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Trump arrives through other entrance President Trump has arrived out of sight of the cameras in the World Forum in The Hague. He has not yet spoken to the press. In a post on his social network Truth Social, Trump writes: “The day starts in beautiful Netherlands. The king and queen are beautiful and impressive people. Our breakfast meeting was great! Now on to the very important NATO meeting. The US will be very well represented!”
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Belgium thinks that higher NATO standard is feasible Prime Minister Bart De Wever thinks Belgium is able to meet the higher NATO standard in ten years. At the top, it will be agreed today that the countries must spend 3.5 percent of their GDP in 2035 on Defense. In addition, they have to invest 1.5 percent in other safety issues, such as infrastructure and cyber.
De Wever still called the 3.5 percent “unrealistic” yesterday. Just like Spain, Belgium thinks it can also get the defense in order with less high editions.
Belgium spent 1.3 percent of GDP on Defense last year. However, a billion -dollar agreement was concluded yesterday, so that the expenditure will reach 2 percent this year.
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Norway speaks of ‘historic NATO summit’ Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre speaks of a historic NATO summit. “The duration of today’s meeting says nothing about its historical value”. He thereby refers to the decision that NATO member states to invest much more money in defense.
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Estonia: ‘We should not be afraid, but prepared’ the Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal warns the alliance of neighboring Russia. “As long as Putin does not adjust his goals and ambitions, Russia remains an acute threat to NATO. We should not be afraid, but prepare ourselves.”
The country intends to spend 5.4 percent of GDP on defense this year. That is already more than the intended 5 percent that the government leaders will make agreements about today.
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The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer just arrived at the World Forum in The Hague. He said nothing to the press present.
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Rutte: “Trump fully committed to Article 5 of NATO” According to Rutte, US President Donald Trump “fully committed” to Article 5 of NATO. That article states that an attack on one Member State is an attack on all Member States. Trump had doubted about this on Tuesday on the way to the Netherlands. He said that article 5 can be interpreted in several ways.
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Schoof hopes on a historic day for the rearmament and there is also outgoing Prime Minister Dick Schoof. “We want to achieve two things today. We have to radiate unity and together decide to higher defense spending and ensure that we increase our production.”
Thanks also thanks all the volunteers who make the NATO summit possible.
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Rutte arrives (together with one of his spokespersons) at the World Forum for the NATO top.
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Rutte arrived at the NATO top Secretary-General Rutte has just arrived at the World Forum. He briefly talks to the press. The most important thing on the agenda is today the increase in the NATO standard. According to him, the countries must spend much more on defense. The defense industry, which still produces too little, is also on the agenda. Furthermore, the government leaders will discuss Ukraine. “Ukraine should be able to continue to count on NATO support,” says Rutte.
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Nu.nl reporter Edo van der Goot is at the World Forum, where the government leaders are expected from 8 a.m.
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Today is all about the showpiece of the NATO summit: the increase in the defense standard from 2 to 5 percent. That should be the most important outcome of the two -day top. Although there will still be official meetings about it, only some wrinkles will be smoothed out this afternoon. In principle, the Member States already agree on the increase.
That was not without a struggle. Spain in particular was angry about the new, ‘unfeasible’ NATO standard, which was presented by Rutte under pressure from the United States. To keep crossbar Spain on board, Rutte changed the concept text of the final statement. Read more about that diplomatic trick in this article .
The 5 percent standard is probably cut into two categories: Member States must spend 3.5 percent of their GNP on hard, ‘traditional’ defense spending. The remaining 1.5 percent may be invested in supporting matters such as infrastructure or cyber security.
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Rutte and King Willem-Alexander spoke the world leaders last night during a dinner in the Huis ten Bosch Palace. “This is a historic summit at a crucial moment,” said Rutte. Willem-Alexander hopes that future historians will consider the top as a milestone, “where we took groundbreaking decisions and together took responsibility for the preservation of peace, freedom and the rule of law”.
Read the full texts here.
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It is important for the world leaders to achieve concrete agreements about increasing defense expenditure. According to NATO boss Rutte, that is a formality and has all Member States on board.
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Good morning and welcome to this live blog. The world leaders are expected in The Hague from 8.30 am. A welcome ceremony will start there at 10 am, after which a broad NATO meeting is planned at 10.30 am. After the meeting, Rutte will give a press conference.
Hello and Welcome to this Live blog. Here we keep you informed of the development of surrounding the nato summit in the Hague. Questions? Email them to [email protected] and we might Answer them in this blog.
Rutte Gives Closing Statement at Nato Summit
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Geert Wilders with Trump and Tok a Selfie with Him.
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Shove calls outcome of Summit A “Great Achievement” Accordination to Schoof, The Outcome of the Nato Summit is a “Great Achievement”. He also calls it a “Big Step Forward” That There Will Be Closer Cooperation with the Defense Industry. “We made a few Big Decisions on Tuesday,” he said duration a bilateral consultation with us president Donald Trump.
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A Journalist Speaks of A “Trump Summit” “Isn’t the Nato Summit Just intended to make Trump Happy?” A Journalist Asks Rutte. She speaks of A “Trump Summit”. A Clear Answer from Rutte is not forthcoming. The mainly focuses on the fact that expanding defense spending is a deeply rooted wish of nato. That would also explain why all member States have agreed to the 5 percent Standard. Furthermore, The Russian Threat Plays an Important Role, Says Rutte.
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Rutte also says that Europe and Canada do not have to worry about the fact that Trump may not want to adhere to article 5 of the treaty. It States That An Attack On One is an Attack On Everyone. “Trump Only Wants Europe and Canada to Pay More Attention to Defense. And that is Exactly What We Are Doing Now.”
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Distribution or 5 percent to nato or the 5 percent or gdp that nato country will spend on defense, 3.5 percent will go to “real defense spending”. This includes Military Equipment, Military Troops and Salaries. Previously that was 2 percent, Says Rutte. “It is an important change for important threats we are now facing.”
The Remaining 1.5 percent Goes to Investments That Should Support Defense and Security, Rutte Explains. “With that, we can Deter Aggression and Defend Ourselves.”
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Rutte Speaks of “Giant Leap” in Joint Defense Dooring the Closing Statement, The Nato Chief Calls The Plan to Bring Defense Spending to 5 percent By 2035 “Ambitious But Essential”. The Decisions tasks in The Hague on Tuesday make Nato “Much Stronger”, Accordination to the Former Prime Minister.
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It is Still Questionable Whether Zelensky and Trump Will Meet Today. That is on the planning, but we have not yet heard anything about where and when they will meet. Zensky was also not present at the Nato Meeting This Morning. In Addition, Trump Should Return to Schiphol around 4:40 pm.
Trump will give a press conference around 3:00 pm.
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Trump Expresses Support for article 5 Trump was asked at the press conference Whether he supports article 5 of the nato treaty: that is the agreement that allies support each other in the event of an Attack on Each Other’s Territory. Trump’s answer is clear: he does. “Why Else Am I Here?”
In Earlier Messages, Trump suggested that he does not want to support Countries That Invest Too Little in Defense. Increasing Those Investments was an important goal of Trump for the Nato Summit.
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Accordance to rutte, it is plausible that the us is already at defense spending or 5 percent or gdp.
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Rutte’s Closing Statement Has Ended. The SummariZed the Nato Summit as “Fantastic” and a Great Success.
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A Journalist Asks Rutte Why He was so complimentary Towards Trump Yesterday. She refers to the message that rutte sent to trump on Tuesday. The American President then shared that on truth social. Rutte: “The Language I Used Against Trump is a Matter of Taste.”
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Ukraine Will Continue to Receive Full Support From Nato. Nato also continues to work on the “irreversible path” that ukraine is on to join Nato, Says Rutte.
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Rutte: “Trump is fully committed to nato.”
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Rutte Confirms That the Nato Countries Have Agreed on the 5 percent Standard. 1.5 percent of that will go to supporting the army and technology.
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Rutte Begins with the Closing Statement.
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We are now waiting for the press conference to start where nato chief mark rutte will explain the agreements made.
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The Next Nato Summit Will Take Place in Turkey Next Year, also Stated in the Closing Statement. It was already agreed last year that turkey mayize the next meeting of the alliance, but it has now also bone confirmed that it will be hero in 2026.
Albania Will Be the Host Country at the Subsequent Nato Summit, but It is not Yet Known Whether It Will Take Place in 2027. It is not Unusual for the Alliance to Skip A Year. The last time that happened was in 2020.
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Finally, The Member States Underlined Their Commitment to Article 5 – “An Attack On One is an Attack On All”.
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The Member States Confirm Their “Sustainable Sovereign Obligations” to Provide Support to Ukraine. The Expression of Support to Ukraine in the Closing Statement is a lot Shorter this year.
Accordance to Reuters , Rutte chose to do so to please trump. The Statement Therefore Largely Focuses On Increasing the Nato Standard, A Key Demand of the American President.
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In The Closing Statement, The Member States Explicitly Call Russia A Threat To “Euro-Atlantic Security” in the Long Term. In The Run-up to the Summit Meeting, There Has Been a Lot of Debate About this in the Background. Last Year’s statement was a lotterer in this area. Nato then Spoke of “the Greatest and Most Direct Threat”.
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The Decision can be described as historic, because virtuaxy all nato country councils have been cutting back on defense for years. There are still a number who do not meet the agreed 2 percent.
There are two reliefs. The Countries Do Not Have To Spend All The Money On Hard Defense Spending, Such As Weapons And Troops. They May also Invest Billions in Security-Related Matters, Such as Infrastructure and Cyber Security.
In Addition, The Countries Have Ten Years to Increase Their Spending. An Earlier Version of the Closing Statement Still Aimed for 2032.
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The Nato Allies Have Just Shared in a Statement That they Unanimously Support Higher Defense Spending. They want to have achieved the 5 percent Standard by 2035.
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The Meeting of the Nato Summit Has Just Ended, Reports The Government Information Service. Rutte will give a closing statement in about twenty minutes, which we will of course keep you informed of.
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The Last Nato Meeting in The Hague Took Place in 1989, Just Before the End of the Cold War. Shove Says That There Was Hope for Better Ties with Russia, but that that was an illusion. “The invasion of ukraine has made that clear.”
“Peace must be constantly protected. That comes at a price. We must intervene quickly and decisively. Let us united -ly embrace the hague plan. Let us make history today.”
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Shoved Welcomes All Those Present on Behalf of the Dutch Government in the Hague. “In this city we speak the language of peace. After today it will also be known as a city of unity. We are going to make decisions that lead to an unprecedented increase in our defense budget. That will make our trans-Atlantic alliance stronger. So that we can ensure our security and rule of law.”
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Rutte OpenS the Meeting by Saying that we live in Dangerous Times. There is War in Ukraine, War in the Middle East, There Are New Technologies and There Is A Threat Of Terrorism.
“Duration this Summit we will make important decisions to protect our citizens.” Rutte is referring to the 5 percent Standard. Accordance to him, The US Has Long Borne Far Too Great A Burden When It Comes to Nato. Rutte Says That Trump Has Managed To get other Countries to Spend More on Defense Now.
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All Government Leaders Are Now Going On The Photo Together. One by One They Walk Onto the Podium. Rutte and Schoof Stand in the Middle, With Trump on Rutte’s Side.
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Trump confirms Conversation with Zensky Trump Just confirmmed that he will have a conversation with his ukrainian counterpart zensky duration the nato summit. “I will meet Him Today. I Don’t Know, I Assume We Will Talk About Ukraine,” Trump Told the Press.
Trump Called Zensky a “Nice man” and Said They would discuss “The Obvious”. “His problems,” he Clarified.
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Rutte and Trump Just had a Conversation Behind closed doors and then toy some time to answer some questions from the press.
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Press Moment Rutte and Trump Mainly Focused on Iran The Press Moment was Just Mainly Focused on Iran. Trump was Asked about the Leaked Defense Report on the Attack on Iranian Facilities. It States That the Damage is not as significant as the US Government claims. Trump Dismisses The Report As “Nonsense”. “If you look at the satellite images, you can see that everything is chared black,” he said. Trump also lashed out at the American media.
There Were Already Great Conerns That Iran would Overshadow the Nato Summit. Rutte then interveed. “The Most Important Thing is that the US has removed the nuclear threat from Iran,” Said the Nato Chief.
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Time for the photo moments All Government Leaders of Nato Member States Are Now Going On The Photo One by One With Outgoing Prime Minister Schoof and Nato Chief Rutte. After this, a Group photo will be tasks with all those present. So it will take a while before the nato meeting starts, which was actual Scheduled for 10:30 am.
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Trump on complying with article 5: ‘We stand fully by their side’ rutte and trump have just briefly addressed the press. The American President was asked by a journalist about his intention with article 5 or nato. It States That An Attack On One Member State is an Attack on All Member States. Trump Sowed Confusion Yesterday by Saying That That Sentence Can Be Interpreted in Several Ways.
“We stand fully by their side,” Trump responded now.
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Trump and Rutte Give Opening Speech Nato Secretary General Rutte Underlines in His Welcome Speech That President Trump Has managed to get all Nato Member States to Spend More on Defense. Trump Emphasizes the Good Relationship he has with Rutte.
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Rutte and Trump in Conversation We Are Currently Receiving Reports That Rutte and Trump are Now in Conversation with Each Other. There is no further press present. The Meeting With All Government Leaders was Actually Scheduled to Start at 10:30 am, but the program is Therefore Running Late. A Group photo must also be tasks before the meeting.
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Hungarian President Viktor Orbán Voices the Most Critical Sound Hungarian President Viktor Orbán Does Not See Russia, But The Competitive Position of Europe as a Threat, He Tells The Press Present at the Nato Summit. Accordance to him, Nato also has no business in Ukraine.
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Almost All Government Leaders Inside Meanwhile, Almost All Government Leaders have arrived at the Summit. Some, Such as French President Emmanuel Macron, Did Not Speak to the Press. Others Did Take the Time to Do So, Such As German Chancellor Friedrich Mer