Has Donald Trump changed NATO and European defence forever? | BBC Newscast

BBC News June 25, 2025
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Today, world leaders have agreed to increase defence spending to 5% at a Nato summit at The Hague. Member states will commit 3.5% of GDP on core defence expenditure by 2035, plus up to 1.5% on a security investments. President Trump hailed the outcome as a “big win” and said he no longer thought Nato was a "rip-off". Adam Flemming is joined by BBC diplomatic correspondent James Landale and former British Ambassador to the United States, Lord Kim Darroch. Also at the summit is Chris, who’s been traveling with the Prime Minister. Starmer is facing a backbench rebellion over changes to the welfare system. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1 Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Nato #DonaldTrump #BBCNews

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