NATO defense ministers are meeting in Brussels to address U.S. President Donald Trumps call for member states to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP, up from the current 2% target. The discussions come ahead of the

The upcoming NATO summit in The Hague, led by Mark Rutte, will focus on increased defense spending and navigating relations with the United States, particularly under pressure from Donald Trump, while also considering Ukraine's involvement and alliance unity.

Dutch PM Dick Schoof said earlier this month that Rutte had written to NATO leaders calling for them to reach 3.5 percent of GDP on "hard military spending" and 1.5 percent of GDP on "related spending such as infrastructure, cybersecurity and other things" over the next seven years.