US presses NATO to agree defence spending hike | NATO News

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said he thinks that the committment to the increased budget will happen this month.

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has pressed NATO members to agree to Donald Trump’s demand for a major increase in defence spending ahead of a summit later this month.

The US president has said NATO allies should boost investment in defence to 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), up from the current target of 2 percent.

“To be an alliance, you got to…