Most NATO armies could not meet Ukrainian standards, in terms of actual combat effectiveness," said Hodges, who was the US Army's commanding general in Europe from 2014 to 2017.

NATO alliance defense ministers have broadly endorsed a plan to increase spending to 5% of GDP, as US President Donald Trump has demanded the alliances members invest more.

NATO allies can’t entirely hedge their security concerns around “reliance on America,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly warned during his visit to Brussels Thursday to meet… ...

NATO defense ministers are proposing a 5% annual investment in defense spending by member nations to enhance defensive capabilities during a meeting in Brussels on Thursday.

NATO countries are using creative math to meet the U.S. president’s demand to more than double annual spending, partly by expanding what counts beyond soldiers and weapons.

NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Thursday said he will propose that members increase their overall military spending target to 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the pact’s ...

The United States says the UK and all other NATO allies must agree to spend at least 5% of national income on defence and security "starting now". Matthew Whitaker, Donald Trump's ambassador to ...

NATO defence ministers are set Thursday to approve purchasing targets for stocking up on weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and the North Atlantic, as part of a U.S ...

Trump took Ukraine’s Nato membership off the table, granting Moscow one of its main demands. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Officials organising a NATO summit in The Hague this month are expected to keep it short, restrict discussion of Ukraine, and choreograph meetings so that Volodymyr Zelenskiy can somehow be in ...

NATO's European members, who see Russia as an existential threat and NATO as the principal means of countering it, want to signal their continued strong support for Ukraine.

Ukraine, Russia, defense spending and a general lack of U.S. enthusiasm are all on the table at this year's NATO Summit.