NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte opened the Alliance summit at "a dangerous moment for our one billion citizens," The Guardian reports. "A dangerous moment" As Rutte noted, the full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine continues,

NATO allies are expected to agree on a historic defense spending pledge on the last day of the alliance’s summit, currently underway in The Hague. Before the day's proceedings began, Secretary General Mark Rutte stressed that the US was "totally committed" to NATO and its Article 5 clause.

Nato leaders on Wednesday agreed to a sweeping increase in defense and security spending, pledging to invest 5% of GDP annually by 2035, in a move widely seen as a response to mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump.