Rubio says all NATO members will agree at June summit to 5% defense spending over next decade

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday all NATO nations "will have agreed on a goal" of reaching 5% in defense spending over the next decade by time the military alliance has held its summit next month.Why it matters: President Trump has long complained other members have ripped off the U.S. and failed to meet the target 2% of their GDP on their military and during the 2024 election campaign he made threats that he'd "encourage" Russia "to do whatever the hell they want" to countries that didn't meet the NATO spending goal.Driving the news: During an appearance on Fox News' "Hannity" Thursday, Rubio credited Trump for pushing back against other NATO members during his first term at the 2018 summit, which he called "one of the most important moments in NATO history."He told Fox News' Sean Hannity there had been improvements since then. "And I can tell you we are headed for a summit in six weeks in which virtually every member of NATO will be at or above 2%," Rubio said. "But more importantly, many of them will be over 4% and all will have agreed on a goal of reaching 5% percent over the next decade." The big picture: Then-NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in February 2024 he expected a record "18 Allies" of the 32-country alliance "to spend 2% of their GDP on defense."In order to meet Trump's 5% goal, current NATO chief Mark Rutte proposed that members increase direct defense expenditure to 3.5% of GDP by 2032 and a further 1.5% on wider security-related spending — which AFP notes major nations Germany and France backed on Thursday.Representatives for NATO did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment on Thursday evening.

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