The moment of the truth of NATO

The moment of the truth for NATO will be on Wednesday when the Western Military Alliance will make a joint statement at a significant increase in the collective defense.

The allies were exposed to their erosion, pressure and pressure to raise their defensive expenses from 2 % to 5 % of the gross domestic product of each member in each member by 2035, even if some fought to fulfill the lower goal.

It is widely expected to light up the 32 -year -old member states on Wednesday – NATO ambassadors have already agreed in principle – but work, and the deadline, can still slip.

The United States’ commitment to the alliance also focuses, after years of US President Donald Trump thwarted from Canadian and European allies who do not withdraw their weight when it comes to defense contributions.

While he was wandering at the top late on Tuesday, Trump seemed to question the collective defense doctrine in NATO (Article 5), which states that the attack on one member was an attack on everyone.

“There are many definitions of Article 5. You know that, right?” Trump told reporters in the first air force. “But I am committed to being their friends, as you know, I have become a friend of many of these leaders, and I am committed to helping them.”

The Secretary -General of the Military Coalition, Mark Ritti, is looking to reassure the allies that Washington will not give up the bloc, and the summit told that “there is a complete commitment by the US President and the US Supreme US leadership in NATO.”

“However, it comes with an expectation. The expectation is that we will finally deal with this huge irritation, which is that we do not spend enough Europeans and Canadians,” Roti said on Tuesday.

Madrid also wants More flexibility on how and when it should raise its defensive spendingAs Belgium does, which hosts NATO headquarters. Italy also expressed doubts about the new goal, saying it would only reach 2 % this year, Last week, the alliance point was frankly interrogated.

Rutti NATO said that he was “not worried” that the likes of Spain would surpass the summit goals and great diplomatic efforts to persuade members to accept high spending.

“Of course, these are difficult decisions, let’s be honest in that. Seven or eight countries at the beginning of this year were not even at a goal of 2 % … but they are now committed to doing this this year,” Steve Sidgoyk of CNBC told a press conference on Wednesday.

“But you are right, countries must find money. This is not easy, these are political decisions, but at the same time, there is an absolute conviction with my colleagues on the table, given the threat from Russia, given the international security situation, there is no alternative.”

The heads of state, foreign ministers and other defense CNBC have told that they hope that the allies will fall into the queue.

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Chouf was in a bullish mood on Wednesday, as CNBC told NATO “will provide unity today”, but other European leaders were unable to exclude the possibility of consensus on the goal of ambitious spending.

On Tuesday, he told Sweden Prime Minister ULF KRISSSOSON CNBC that he could not “exclude any kind of problem. I think you cannot” even though he added that “this is the time to not take opportunities. This is the time for a serious motivation.”

He told CNBC on the sidelines of the summit: “You can consider this unit a matter of it.

Meanwhile, Estonia’s Defense Minister Hano Bevercor said that 32 -year -old members will have to find a compromise.

“I would like to say that the real result is that we will reach 5 % by (20) 35, and then we will have a review of the ability of the ability (resources) every year,” he said. “The worst scenario, of course, is that we will not come to consensus. But I think this percentage, or this possibility is very low,” he said.