Trump hails NATO spending pledge as 'monumental win for US'

NATO leaders gathered at a summit in The Hague on Wednesday endorsed an increase in members defence spending to 5 percent of GDP and restated the mutual defence clause of the pacts founding commitments. Trump called it a monumental win for the US, arguing they had long shouldered more than their fair share.Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.

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(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

Originally published on France24

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