German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Russia's president understands only the language of force and that Tuesday's "historic" Nato summit in The Hague will aim to ensure peace in Europe for generations to come.

Past NATO summits have focused almost entirely on the war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year - but Kyiv’s bid to join the alliance has been stalled since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is upbeat that the military organization will agree a massive spending hike at a “transformational summit,” as member state leaders including U.S. President Donald Tr

Germany will hit Nato defence spending targets six years earlier than Britain, Friedrich Merz has declared. The German chancellor announced that his country’s military expenditure would be increased to €162 billion (£138 billion) by 2029.

Germany has said it supports a higher defense spending target even though this could leave Europe's largest economy in fiscal hot water.

Germany's finance minister has vowed to lift the country's defense spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product in 2029.