- Nato allies agreed to a historic increase in defence spending, aiming for 5 percent of GDP, with 3.5 percent on core Defence by 2035 and 1.5 percent on security and resilience.
- Secretary general Mark Rutte fawned over Donald Trump for intervening in the conflict between Iran and Israel, likening him to a “daddy” figure.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer affirmed the Nato summit sent a "decisive message to aggressors" and announced Britain's Defence spending is projected to reach 4.1 percent of GDP by 2027.
- Britain plans to acquire a dozen new nuclear-capable F-35A fighter jets, reintroducing a nuclear role for the Royal Air Force, and will provide 350 air Defence missiles to Kyiv.
- The summit's communique identified Russia as a "long-term threat" but did not explicitly condemn its invasion of Ukraine, while Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to Nato's collective Defence.
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