NATO’s plan was to focus the meeting only on Trump’s pet cause, defense spending. Foreign ministers did meet on the sidelines with their Ukrainian counterpart in an official NATO-Ukraine Council.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called President Donald Trump "Daddy" on Wednesday, reacting to the president's recent use of expletives when he accused Iran and Israel of violating a ceasefire ...

The White House on Wednesday posted a video montage of President Donald Trump at the NATO summit in the Netherlands, set to Usher's "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)," drawing mixed reactions on social media.

In referencing the cussing Trump gave Iran and Israel for violating the cease-fire he orchestrated, NATO secretary General Mark Rutte said: "Daddy has to sometimes use strong language." ...

NATO members on June 25 gave in to US President Donald Trump's threats to withdraw from the pact's Article 5 mutual defence clause, agreeing to increase their military spending to 5 percent.

Measured as a portion of GDP, Poland is NATO’s biggest military spender and is the only country in the alliance to spend more than 4%. Estonia also surpasses the U.S. by GDP at more than 3.4%.

"The real worry is that NATO will be unable to keep up the hype," said Arnold. For now, though, Trump and his administration seem to be content.

MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez walked away from this week's NATO summit with an opt-out from spending more on defense. He also left with fresh threats of tariffs from U.S ...

Jesse Kline: Carney can't fix the military by meeting NATO's 5% target alone We desperately need to beef up our Armed Forces, but let's not start spending large sums of money just to meet an ...

The U.S. certified the F-35A to deliver the B61-12 nuclear bomb in 2024. Credit: U.S. Defense Department European governments used the latest NATO summit to make clear that they are ready to step ...