Only Seven NATO Allies Meet Spending Goal Despite Russia’s War
- NATO discussing next spending target to be agreed this July
- US, UK, Poland, Estonia, Greece, Latvia and Lithuania meet 2%
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Only one more NATO ally met the military alliance’s goal to spend at least 2% of GDP on defense last year, with a total of seven countries reaching the commitment despite new pledges following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The US, UK and Poland are in line with NATO’s target to spend 2% of countries’ wealth, along with Estonia, Greece and Latvia. The new entry is Lithuania, according to spending estimates in NATO’s 2022 annual report published Tuesday. The total is up from three allies when the pledge was agreed in 2014.