NATO chief floats including broader security spending to hit Trump's 5% defence target

BRUSSELS--NATO chief Mark Rutte has proposed alliance members boost defence spending to 3.5% of GDP and commit a further 1.5% to broader security-related spending to meet Donald Trump’s demand for a 5% target, people familiar with the proposal told Reuters. Rutte’s proposal could allow the U.S. president to declare a win at a NATO summit in The Hague in June while not committing European nations and Canada to a 5% pledge on core military spending that many see as politically and...