NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reacts on the day he addresses the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs in Brussels, Belgium January 13, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman
(Reuters) - NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Monday the alliance's military capability targets may require members to spend as much as 3.7% of GDP on defence but this figure could be reduced with innovation and joint procurement.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said last week that NATO members should dedicate 5% of their GDP to defence - a level analysts said would be politically and economically impossible for almost all of the alliance’s 32 members.
