NATO maneuvers "Arctic Dolphin" have started in the North Atlantic with the participation of ships from Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway. Units from Denmark, the United Kingdom, and France will join them.

Germany met NATO's target to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defence in 2024, the government said on Monday, though well short of incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's call for as much as 5%.

NATO manoeuvres "Arctic Dolphin" have commenced in the North Atlantic, with participation from ships of Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway. Units from Denmark, the United Kingdom, and France will join them.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The leader of Germany's conservative CDU, the party's candidate to run for chancellor, said on Tuesday that the nation should focus on efforts to reach existing NATO defence spending targets before discussing any further increases.

The return of Trump will once again put European defense spending levels at the center of the United States’ approach to NATO. Over the past several years, NATO members have boosted investments, with about 20 out of 32 members hitting the alliance’s benchmark of spending 2% of gross domestic product on defense.

Germany must continue supporting Ukraine to ensure it remains strong before lasting peace can be achieved. — Ukrinform.

BERLIN: Germany met NATO’s target to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defence in 2024, the government

NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine countries with shores on Baltic waters

NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine countries with shores on Baltic waters.

Germany has met NATO's 2% GDP defense spending target for 2024. This comes despite budget constraints and aligns with Chancellor Scholz's strategy since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. However, long-term military funding remains uncertain,

Germany's defence minister said he was open to sending German soldiers to Ukraine to help secure a demilitarised zone there if a ceasefire were agreed with Russia, in remarks published Saturday.

NATO maneuvers "Arctic Dolphin" have started in the North Atlantic with the participation of ships from Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway. Units from Denmark, the United Kingdom, and France will join them.