BURSTUS defence secretary says alliance must be combat-ready amid pressure from Trump for other members to increase funding
Opening the meeting this morning, Nato’s Mark Rutte noted it was “the last step on our road” to the Nato leaders’ summit in The Hague later this month.
He said the defence ministers will “agree an ambitious new set of capability targets to keep our 1 billion people safe, by keeping our deterrence and defence strong.”
“There is no security without strong defence, and there will be no lasting security without a secure Ukraine.”
new EU plans on digital,
French president Emmanuel Macron welcoming Brazilian president Lula to Paris,
further coalition talks in Poland in the aftermath of the presidential election on Sunday,
and the main event later today, the German chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to the White House.
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