Reaffirming Ukraine Support a ‘Priority’ Ahead of NATO Summit

Berti told TVP World that last year’s NATO summit in The Hague – which saw member states agree to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 – demonstrated a “reset” of the alliance’s commitment to defense spending. 

“What I would expect for Ankara is, first of all, allies will want to see that there’s been progress… so that all allies are moving towards that 5% goalpost,” the NATO official said, adding that the alliance would also discuss how to make sure that Canada and European member states “take more responsibility for our collective defense.” 

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