NATO Summit Ends -- News Roundup

Reuters: Stoltenberg confirms NATO commitment to spending 2 percent of GDP on defense: CNN

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday told CNN that the organization’s member countries have committed to defense spending at 2 percent of GDP, but would not confirm U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that the target was actually 4 percent.

“So we have a commitment to spend 2 percent. The important thing now is that we need to invest more - we need to get more money. And the good thing is that, very much because of that very clear message from President Trump on this meeting, I think that allies understand this need to do that,” Stoltenberg said after being repeatedly asked about Trump’s assertion that members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization had agreed to a 4-percent goal.

Read more ....

NATO Summit Ends -- News Roundup

The Latest: NATO chief: Trump approach ‘having an impact’ -- AP
NATO chief: 'Very frank and open discussion' on defense spending 'has made NATO stronger' -- The Hill
NATO goes to emergency session after Trump reportedly gets undiplomatic with Merkel -- Business Insider
NATO holds unplanned meeting as Trump ramps up rhetoric -- Al Jazeera
Macron says NATO debates were 'frank and respectful' -- Reuters
Macron: Trump never threatened to withdraw from NATO -- The Hill
Trump did not threaten to pull out of NATO, despite tough words: sources -- Reuters
Germany must do more, says Merkel after 'intense' NATO summit -- Reuters
Trump Nato: Leaders tackle Afghanistan conflict -- BBC
NATO Pledges Support For Afghanistan, Amid Uptick In Fighting With Taliban -- RFE
Trump's barrage of attacks 'beyond belief,' reeling NATO diplomats say -- CNN
United States '100 percent committed to NATO', Mattis says after summit -- Reuters
NATO summit calls on Russia ‘to withdraw forces’ from Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia -- TASS