US President Donald Trump heads to Ankara, Turkey, on Monday evening for the annual NATO summit. Last year, he pushed alliance allies to spend more on defense. This year, his mission is to try to enforce those pledges. 

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NATO chief demands allies present credible plans to reach defense spending targets

NATO chief demands allies present credible plans to reach defense spending targets

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has demanded that member states present clear plans to meet defense spending targets at their annual summit. His remarks on Monday came ahead of a two-day summit starting Tuesday in Turkey, with the U.S. scaling down its security role in Europe. The 32 nations agreed last year to invest 5% of GDP on defense. Some countries still struggle with the old 2% GDP target. Rutte said European allies and Canada are expected to invest $258 billion more in defense in 2025 and this year. The spending increases require increasing taxes or reshuffling resources from other priorities.

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