Nato cuts back leaders’ summit to avoid Trump walkout

Nato has reduced its upcoming leaders’ summit in The Hague to one two-and-a-half hour working session to prevent US President Donald Trump from leaving early, as he did at a recent G7 meeting. While broad support exists for increasing military spending to 3.5% of GDP, Spain remains a holdout on Trump’s controversial 5% defense spending pledge, raising concerns over its impact on social welfare.

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