Germany vows fair share of Europe’s defence as Nato leaders arrive at Hague summit

German Chancellor Friedrich Mirz has warned that the Russian president only understands the language of power and that the “historic” NATO summit that on Tuesday in The Hague will aim to guarantee peace in Europe for future generations.

Mirz told Germany hours before the start of the summit, Vladimir Putin remained determined that Ukraine should be part of Russia, and said that Berlin would pay its “fair share” to defend Europe.

US President Donald Trump is on his way to The Hague to the first NATO summit since 2019, with all 32 leaders to spend 3.5 % of national production on defense and another 1.5 % on relevant infrastructure.

Before a summit that was overshadowed by the Israeli conflict, Iran, NATO Secretary -General Mark Root, told his European colleagues to stop concern about the commitment of the United States to the Western Alliance and focus on investing in defense and support for Ukraine.

He insisted that the US President and the High Command had a “complete commitment” to NATO, which came with the expectation of matching American military spending.

Roti said that Europe and Canada have already adhered to more than 35 billion dollars (26 billion pounds) in Ukraine’s military support this year.

Ten people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine on Tuesday, and the German advisor said that every attempt to bring Russia to the negotiating table has not succeeded yet.

A missile attack on the eastern city of Dnibro and the nearby town of Samar killed 11 people and injured 150 others, according to the head of the regional, Seeri Lizak.

A previous missile strike on Sumi in the northeast was killed three people, including a child.

Volodimir Zelinski is scheduled to meet Ukraine, who arrived in The Hague, Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit. This will be their first meeting since they met at the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican in April.

NATO member states are expected to agree to a major new investment plan that will raise the standard for defense investment to 5 % of GDP.

Many allies are much lower than commitment to 3.5 % spending of GDP to defend by 2035, but the German government supported the budget on Tuesday to reach this goal by 2029.

About 62.4 billion euros (53 billion pounds) will be spent on defense in 2025, rising to 152.8 billion euros in 2029, and is partially funded by debt and private funds.

“We do not do this as the good of the United States and its president, we do this from our point of view and condemnation, because Russia is offered the security and freedom of the entire Atlantic region.”

During the summit, Mirz, the UK Prime Minister, is scheduled to meet Sir Kerr Starmer and France President Emmanuel Macron.

Mark Retty has spent most of the nine months since the NATO Secretary -General has been working to obtain the allies for 5 %. This figure is more than the guidelines of 2 % dual NATO members and it appears that it cannot be conceived – and unrealistic – for most of them when President Trump first placed it in January.

The two -day NATO summit was expanded, so after a dinner on Tuesday hosted by the Dutch king, there will be a working session less than three hours on Wednesday and a statement of five paragraphs, apparently to accommodate President Trump.

Drafting the commitment in the statement is the key.

While 3.5 % of targeted spending will cover the basic defense requirements, 1.5 % will be spent on “defense-related spending”-a suitable expression that includes investments in anything from cybersecurity to infrastructure.

Reaching the goal of basic defensive spending by 3.5 % requires a major amendment to the majority of NATO countries. Of the 32 allies, 27 less than 3 %, with eight hovering much less than the 2 % threshold set by the coalition in 2014.

on monday, Prime Minister Kiir Starmer pledged that the United Kingdom would fulfill the goal by 5 % by 2035.

He said that the United Kingdom “must move in the era of radical uncertainty with agility, speed and a clear sense of national interest.” The UK government said it expected to spend 2.6 % of GDP on basic defense within two years, along with 1.5 % on relevant areas.

At the bottom of Rung is found Spain, whose defensive spending is less than 1.3 %.

Madrid will need more than twice its funding to face the new Rutte goal – something that socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has long resisted, arguing that “it will not only be reasonable, but also inverse results.”

Also, the matter is decisively, not popular at home-not the least of which is among his left-wing alliance-at a time when the Sanchez government shines.

On Sunday, Sanchez said Spain had reached a deal that would see it exempt from the goal – which was pushed quickly. “The NATO is fully convinced that Spain will have 3.5 % to get there,” he said on Monday.

Sanchez’s suggestion of the minimum spending was sufficient for Belgium and Slovakia to express his interest in exempting-Root-Root from the United alliance.

“I can assure you that our diplomats are working hard to obtain flexibility mechanisms,” said MAXIME Prévot Secretary of State. Brussels is currently 1.3 % – Slovakia also said it reserves the right to set the date for meeting the new goal.

Despite their comments, all 32 states are expected to register the new pledge.

Since NATO leaders and leaders of more than ten partner countries have split their way to The Hague, the travel of the train from Shaibhoul Airport was broken near Amsterdam after the cables were damaged by fire.

Security Minister David Van Will said sabotage was not excluded. “It may be an active group, it may be another country. It may be anything.” “The most important thing now is to repair cables and pass traffic again.”