Trump Attends NATO Summit in The Hague Focusing on Membership Fees

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, is traveling to The Hague when the Nato military alliance is holding a summit, the White House announces.

» Published: June 03 2025

Trump Attends NATO Summit in The Hague Focusing on Membership Fees
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Increased membership fees for the alliance's member countries are expected to be the major main issue at the meeting in the Netherlands, led by NATO's Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

Sweden is represented by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M).

Trump participated in NATO's top meeting in the spring of 2017 in Brussels, when Jens Stoltenberg was Secretary-General. Then, he scolded several of the other heads of state and government for not allocating enough money to their defense forces.

He had already pointed out Germany's then-Chancellor Angela Merkel, accusing Germany of owing NATO "large sums".

Then, the criticism concerned the established two percent of GDP that they should allocate to their defense forces – a percentage that is now considered too low.

NATO diplomats are said to have prepared the meeting in detail on June 24-26 to avoid new public clashes between member countries.

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