Biggest NATO allies in Europe will swiftly implement new targets, Berlin says

Germany, Poland, Britain, France and Italy will implement as swiftly as possible new NATO targets for weapons and troop numbers which the alliance is about to agree upon, German Defence Minister Pistorius pledged on Monday. The chief of NATO's Military Committee, Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, told Reuters earlier that the alliance aims to bring forward the decision on new targets for weapons and troop numbers this summer. The Western military and political alliance has been under pressure not only in the wake of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine but also internally, with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump calling on its members to spend much more on defence. A NATO summit in The Hague at the end of June will also discuss hiking NATO's existing military spending target of 2 per cent of national GDP, with 3 per cent being floated by some experts as one potential new target. Trump, who returns to the White House on Jan. 20, recently urged a 5 per cent goal. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10946444/trump-canada-us-merger-trade-nato/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews