Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is sticking by his decision to break with NATO allies this week from spending more on ...

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says that Spain reached a deal with NATO to be excluded from a 5% of GDP defense spending target ...

By refusing to agree spending increases to appease US President Donald Trump, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez threatens ...

But, days before the summit, Spain rejected a proposal from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte for alliance members to commit to eventually investing 5 percent of their gross domestic product in ...

MADRID — Spain reached a deal with NATO to be excluded from a 5% of GDP defense spending target, days before the military alliance’s leaders will gather at a summit, Prime Minister Pedro ...

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NATO members agreed to a big increase in their defence spending target to 5% of gross domestic product, as demanded by President Donald Trump, but Spain said it did not need to comply just days ...

“I think Spain’s terrible what they’ve done, they are the only country that won’t pay 5%,” Trump said during a NATO summit press conference in the Netherlands.

U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts are gathering this week for what might be a historic summit. It could also drive a wedge among the 32 member countries.

“Counterintuitively, this could have a positive effect on the NATO summit,” said Liana Fix, ... “Spain’s not agreeing, which is very unfair to the rest of them,” Mr. Trump said.

NATO leaders meet Tuesday in The Hague for a high-stakes summit on a proposed 5 percent GDP defence spending target and questions about Kyiv's role at the table.

Fears are mounting over the Nato summit with both the US and Spain opting out of a new spending target - and speculation Donald Trump might not turn up.. The military alliance is due to gather in ...