The members of the Take They are arguing to establish a Expenditure objective for civil defense and support Ukrainein addition to the basic military budgetary objectives, said the Swedish prime minister on Monday, Ulf Kristersson. Many NATO members have increased military spending since the Russian Ukraine Invasion In 2022, but they are under the pressure of the president of USA, Donald Trump to go further and spend the 5% of GDP in defense above its current 2%objective.
Kristerson has told the press in Stockholm that at the NATO leaders summit in Hague June could agree on a defense spending objective higher than 3% of GDP, together with a second objective for different expenses related to security and defense.
“There is an ongoing debate, which has not yet come to an end, about whether NATO, in parallel to its objective of military defense, should have a civil defense objective, preparation, support for Ukraine and other things like that,” said Swedish prime minister.
The target of defense expenditure could “look at 3.5%, with an additional 1.5% for things related to civil defense, support for Ukraine and other things that are out of immediate military defense areas,” he said.
According to NATO estimates, 23 of the 32 members of the alliance They fulfilled or overcome The goal of 2% last year. But some of the great European economies, such as Italia y Space they only spent around 1,5% and the 1,3%respectively.