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Europeans are protesting against NATO's spending boost

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Rosie Birchard in The Hague, Netherlands
June 23, 2025

NATO leaders are due to gather in The Hague on Tuesday, where they are set to sign off an increase in defense spending to 5% of GDP. Not everyone is happy about the alliance's new drive to militarize.

This video mistakenly says that The Hague is the Dutch capital. The Hague is actually the seat of government and Amsterdam is the capital.

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