Hegseth praises ‘near consensus’ to raise NATO defense spending target to 5% of GDP

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said after a meeting with alliance counterparts in Brussels that there was a “near consensus” over raising NATO’s defense spending target to 5% of GDP.
“Countries in there are well exceeding 2% and we think very close, almost near consensus, on…

This story appeared on semafor.com, 2025-06-05 13:36:39.
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