Trump during his press conference, flanked by defense minister Hegseeth (left) and foreign minister Rubio (right).
Trump closes his speech and asks if there are any questions. Many hands in the room shoot up.
Trump returns to the subject of Iran. He says that the American attacks have badly damaged the nuclear facilities in Iran.
Trump also believes it is important that NATO countries will spend more on Defense with a view to the war between Ukraine and Russia. For example, 7,000 people would have died last week, especially soldiers. But there were also people in cities. “Human lives are lost. That should not happen.”
Increasing defense spending will help to prevent future disasters such as in Ukraine, says Trump.
Trump continues about the NATO standard. “This NATO summit was mainly about increasing that standard, because Member States must bear more burdens.” According to Trump, the countries owe it to him that the norm has been increased to 5 percent. “Other countries have been trying for years, but now it has succeeded.”
Trump calls the American attack on Iranian nuclear facilities “very successful”. According to him, it has cleared the way to peace and the ceasefires. Iran and Israel will keep the file, says the American president.
Trump starts the press conference. “We have achieved beautiful things on this very productive NATO summit,” he says. He also calls the Netherlands a beautiful country and he had a nice night at the royal couple in the Huis ten Bosch Palace.
Zensky speaks of a “substantive” conversation with Trump. All important things would have been discussed. For example, they would have consulted how Ukraine and Russia can work towards a ceasefire.
Zensky and Trump have already spoken Zelensky and Trump would have already spoken to each other, Susspline reports. That is the public broadcaster of Ukraine. Their conversation would have lasted about fifty minutes. That is probably also the reason that the Trump press conference is delayed.
Trump’s press conference is almost starting. Journalists are already ready with their laptop in the room. You can follow the press conference via our live stream and of course in this live blog.
NU.nl reporter Tim Wijkman van Aalst has inquired about espionage, sabotage and cyber attacks around the NATO summit. A spokesperson for the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) told him that DDOS attacks have been seen in recent days, but that there is not the impression that they were worse or larger than in a situation without a NATO summit. In the run-up to the NATO summit, the NCSC warned the increased risk of cyber attacks, but according to the spokesperson everything seems to have been reasonably smoothly.
On the site of the top, a bus was driven against a Czech delegation car. The car ran a blowout and the bus was damaged on the side, saw reporters from the ANP . Both vehicles were present on the site to transport delegation members.
Other leaders of NATO countries also give speeches. For example, the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says that the agreement on the 5 percent standard shows that NATO countries are united. And Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, says that he has talked to European countries about the use of combat aircraft and submarines.
Geert Wilders has met Trump and made a selfie with the American president. Among other things, they would have talked about stricter migration rules.
Schoof calls the outcome top ‘great achievement’ According to Schoof, the outcome of the NATO top is a “great achievement”. He calls it a “big step forward” that will be closer to the defense industry. “We have made a few major decisions today,” says the outgoing Prime Minister during a bilateral consultation with Trump.
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.
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 NATO 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.”
After a journalist Rutte asks if he finds Trump not too unreliable, for example because Trump had threatened to leave NATO, he says he has known Trump for a long time. They would be “good friends”. He also calls Trump “very predictable”.
Distribution of 5 percent of NATO of the 5 percent of GDP that NATO countries will spend on Defense goes 3.5 percent to “real defense expenditure”. Think of military equipment, military troops and salaries. Previously that was 2 percent. “It is an important change for important threats that we now have to deal with,” says Rutte.
The remaining 1.5 percent goes to investments that should support defense and safety, he explains. “With that we can scare off aggression and defend ourselves.”
Rutte speaks of giant jump in joint defense During the final declaration, NATO chef Rutte mentions the plan to bring defense expenses to 5 percent “ambitious, but essential” in 2035. The decisions taken in The Hague on Tuesday make NATO much stronger, says the former prime minister.
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 not present at the NATO meeting this morning. Trump should go to Schiphol around 4.40 pm. The US president gives a press conference around 3 p.m.
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.
According to Rutte, it is likely that the US is already on defense spending of 5 percent of GDP.
Rutte’s final statement has ended. He summarized the NATO summit as “fantastic” and a great success.
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.”
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.
Rutte: “Trump is fully committed to NATO.”
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.
Rutte starts with the final statement.
We are now waiting for the press conference to start where NATO chef Mark Rutte explains the agreements made.
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.
Finally, Member States have underlined their dedication to Article 5 – “An attack on one is an attack on all” -.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
Rutte has been known for some time as ‘Trump whisperer’ We notice in recent days that Rutte is spawning the US president. He sent him a praising app and called him a “man of Vrede”. He seems to do everything to ensure that the US remains a NATO ally and continues to believe in the interest of the Alliance. It fits his role as a ‘Trump whisperer’, a role that helped him in his appointment as NATO chef.
Rutte received that reputation in 2018. Then he saved a tense NATO meeting in Brussels by reminding Trump that the allies are increasingly expanding on defense thanks to him. In the same year, Rutte corrected the president during a visit to the White House, something that does not happen often.
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.”
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.”
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.
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.
Rutte and Trump just had a conversation behind closed doors and then took some time to answer some questions from the press.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Trump Duration His Press Conference, Flanked by Defense Minister Hegseeth (Left) and Foreign Minister Rubio (Right).
Trump concludes his speech and asks if there are any questions. Many hands shoot up in the room.
Trump Returns to the Topic of Iran. He says that the American Attacks Have Severely Damaged the Nuclear Facilities in Iran.
Trump also believes it is important that nato country spend more on defense in view of the war between ukraine and russia. Accordance to him, 7,000 people have died in the past week, Mostly Soldiers. But People in Cities have also leg affected. “Lives are Being Lost. That should not happen.”
Increasing Defense Spending Will Help Prevent Future Disasters Such As in Ukraine, Says Trump.
Trump Continues on the Nato Standard. “This Nato Summit was Mainly About Raising That Standard, because the Member States Have To Bear More Burnens.” Accordance to Trump, The Countries Owe It To Him That The Standard Has Been Raised to 5 percent. “Other Countries have leg trying for years, but now it has succeeded.”
Trump Calls the American Attack on Iranian Nuclear Facilities “Very Successful.” Accordance to him, it has paved the way for peace and a ceasefire. Iran and Israel Will Adhere to the Ceasefire, Says the American President.
Trump Begins The Press Conference. “We have achieved great things at this very productive nato summit,” he says. He also calls the Netherlands a Beautiful Country and had a pleasant overnight stay with the royal couple at Palace Huis ten Bosch.
Zensky Speaks of A “Substantive” Conversation with Trump. All Important Matters would have discussed leg. They would have discussed How Ukraine and Russia can work Towards a Ceasefire.
Zensky and Trump have already spoken Zensky and Trump have already ghosts, Reports Susspline . That is the public broadcaster of ukraine. Their Conversation would have lasted about fifty minutes. That is probably also the reason Why Trump’s press conference is delayed.
Trump’s press conference is about to start. Journalists are already in the room with their laptops ready. You can follow the press conference via our live stream and in this live blog of course.
Nu.nl Reporter Tim Wijkman from Aalst Has Inquired about Espionage, Sabotage and Cyberattacks Around the Nato Summit. A Spokesperson for the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) Told Him that Ddos Attacks Have Been Seen in Recent Days, But That There Is No Impression That they Were Were or Larger Than In A Situation Without A Nato Summit. The NCSC Warned in the Run-up to the Nato Summit About the Increased Risk of Cyberattacks, But According to the Spokesperson, Everything Seems to Have Gone Reasonablely SOOTHLY SO FAR.
On the grounds of the summit, a bus collided with a car from the czech delegation. The car had a blowout and the bus was damaged on the side, reporters from the anp saw. Both vehicles were present on the site to transport delegation members.
Other Leaders of Nato Countries are also giving speeches. For Example, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Says That The Agreement on the 5 percent Standard shows that the Nato Countries Are United. And Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, Says he has spoken with European Countries about the deployment of Fighter Jets and Submarines.
Geert Wilders with Trump and Tok a Selfie with the American President. They would have discussed, Among Other Things, Stricter Migration Rules.
Shove calls the outcome of the summit a ‘major achievement’ According to Schoof, the outcome of the nato summit is a “major achievement”. He calls it a “Big Step Forward” That There Will Be Closer Cooperation with the Defense Industry. “We have made some major decisions today,” Says the outgoing prime minister duration a bilateral consultation with Trump.
Journalist Speaks of ‘Trump Summit’ “Isn’t the Nato Summit only 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.
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 nato 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.”
After a a journalist Asks Rutte Whether He does not Find Trump Too Unreliable, For Example Because Trump had Threateded to Leave Nato, He’s Says That Has Known Trump for a very long time. They would be “good friends”. Hey also calls trump “very predictable”.
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. “It is an important change for important threats that we are now facing,” Says Rutte.
The Remaining 1.5 percent will go to investments that must support defense and security, he explains. “With this we can deteter aggression and defend ourelves.”
Rutte Speaks of a Giant Leap in Joint Defense Duration the Closing Statement, NATO Chief Rutte 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, Says the Former Prime Minister.
It Remains to Be Seen Whether Zensky and Trump Will Meet Today. That is on the planning, but we have not yet heard about where and when they will meet. Zensky was not present at the Nato Meeting This Morning. Trump is Scheduled to Go to Schiphol Around 4:40 pm. The American President Will Give A Press Conference Around 3:00 pm.
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 Reports, Trump suggested that does not want to support countrys that Invest Too Little in Defense. Increasing Those Investments was an important goal of Trump for the Nato Summit.
Accordance to rutte, it is plausible that the us is already at defense spending or 5 percent or gdp.
Rutte’s Closing Statement Has Ended. The SummariZed the Nato Summit as “Fantastic” and a Great Success.
A Journalist Asks Rutte Why He was so complimentary Towards Trump Yesterday. She is referring to the message that rutte sent to trump on Tuesday. The American President then shared that on truth social. Rutte: “The Language I Used Towards Trump is a Matter of Taste.”
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.
Rutte: “Trump is fully committed to nato.”
Rutte Confirms That the Nato Countries Have Agreed on the 5 percent Standard. 1.5 percent of that go to support the army and technology.
Rutte Starts with the Closing Statement.
We are now waiting for the press conference to start where nato chief mark rutte will explain the agreements made.
The Next Nato Summit Will Take Place in Turkey Next Year, The Closing Statement also States. It had already leg agreed last year turkey would organize 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 for 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.
Finally, The Member States Underlined Their Commitment to Article 5 – “An Attack On One is an Attack on All.”
The Member States Confirm Their “Lasting 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 that in order to please trump. The Statement Therefore Largely Focuses On Raising the Nato Standard, A Hard Requirement of the American President.
In The Closing Statement, The Member States Explicitly Call Russia A Threat To “Euro-Atlantic Security” for the Long Term. In the run-up to the summit meeting, there was a lot of discussion about this in the background. Last Year’s statement was a lotterer in this area. Nato then Spoke of “The Biggest and Most Direct Threat”.
The Decision can be described as Historic, because Almost all Nato Countries Have Cut 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 can 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 was Still Aiming for 2032.
The Nato Allies Have Just Shared in a Statement That they Unanimously Support Higher Defense Spending. They want to have reached the 5 percent Standard by 2035.
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.
Rutte Has Long Been Known As ‘Trump Whisperer’ We have noticed in recent days that Rutte is Appeasing the American President. He sent him a complimentary app and called him a “man of peace”. He Seems to Be Doing Everything to Ensure That The Us Remains A Nato Ally And Continues to Believe In The Interest of the Alliance. It fits in with his role as ‘Trump Whisperer’, A Role that Helped Him with his appointment as Nato Chief.
Rutte Gained that reputation in 2018. Hey Saved a Tense Nato Meeting in Brussels by Reminding Trump That the Allies Were Spending More and More on Defense Thanks to Him. In That Same Year, Rutte Corrected the President Duration a Visit To The White House, Something That Does Not Often Happen.
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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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.
“Duration this summit we will take important decisions to protect our citizens.” Rutte is referring to the 5 percent Standard. Accordance to him, The US Has Long Borne Far Too Large Burnens When It Comes to Nato. Rutte Says That Trump Has Managed To get other Countries to Spend More on Defense Now.
Trump confirms Conversation with Zensky Trump has just confirmed that he will have a conversation with his ukrainian counterpart zensky duration the nato summit. “I’m Meeting Him Today. I Don’t Know, I Assume We’re Going to Talk About Ukraine,” Trump Told the Press.
Trump Called Zensky a “Nice man” and Said They would discuss “The Obvious”. “His problems,” he Clarified.
Rutte and Trump Just had a closed-through conversation and then toy some time to answer some questions from the press.
Press Moment Rutte and Trump Mainly Focused on Iran The Press Moment was Mainly Focused on Iran. Trump was Asked About the Leaked Defense Report About the Attack on the Iranian Facilities. It States That The Damage is not as significant as the American Government claims. Trump Dismisses The Report As “Nonsense.” “If you look at the satellite images, you can see that everything is chared,” he said