““It’s really great news,” said the Secretary -General”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“The fact that you (Prime Minister Mark Karney-Ed.) Decided to bring Canada up to 2% of NATO’s expenses this year is truly fantastic,” he said, congratulating Canada’s decision to fulfill NATO defense investment.
According to him, together with the recent statement of Portugal to reach 2% of GDP this year, all members of the Alliance will reach this indicator in 2025.
“This is really great news,” the secretary said.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participated on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the G7 leaders summit in Cananaskis, Canada. As part of the event, he also met with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
NATO members discuss the total increase in defense costs up to 5 percent of GDP.
Czech President Peter Pavel expressed the opinion that at the NATO summit in Hague on June 24-26, the Alliance Member States will be able to agree to increase the costs of defense up to 5% of GDP.
The Alliance Summit will be held on June 24-25 in Hague with the participation of 32 heads of state and government, in particular, US President Donald Trump. The main topic of the meeting is money. It is in Hague that they officially have to agree on a new target defense cost mark.