NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte expects the return of Donald Trump as US president will "turbo-charge" the Western alliance. "With President Trump back in office we will turbo-charge defence spending and production,

NATO leader Mark Rutte announced an increase in defence spending and production with U.S. President Donald Trump back in office. Rutte emphasized the need for allied nations to boost their defence spending in a statement shared on social media.

NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Monday the alliance's military capability targets may require members to spend as much as 3.7% of GDP on defence but this figure could be reduced with innovation and joint procurement.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday that he is working to persuade US President-elect Donald Trump to ease access for European partners to US weapons systems. Rutte told dpa that European allies are already investing hundreds of billions of dollars in the US defence industry.

Germany met NATO's target to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defence in 2024, the government said on Monday, though well short of incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's call for as much as 5%.