U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a meeting of NATO Defence Ministers at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 5, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday he was confident that members of the NATO alliance would sign up to Donald Trump's demand for a major boost in defence spending, adding that it had to happen by a summit later in June.
The U.S. president has for months said he wants NATO allies to boost investment in defence to 5% of gross domestic product, up from the current target of 2%. No country is yet at 5%, not even the U.S., but Hegseth said there was progress on agreeing to the target.
