On Wednesday, NATO member states agreed to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, with 3.5% earmarked specifically for hard military capabilities.
The summit’s final declaration also identified Russia as the primary long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security and reaffirmed NATO’s collective defence principle under Article 5.
‘Historic decisions’ made at NATO summit, says Poland’s foreign minister
In a video posted on X, the head of Polish diplomacy highlighted what he called a “good meeting” between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Sikorski also noted that a high-level discussion took place in the Poland-initiated E5 format, bringing together leaders from Germany, France, Poland, Italy and the UK, alongside NATO’s secretary general and President Zelensky.
“Important decisions were made,” Sikorski added, without giving further details.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski speaks with the US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during the NATO summit at the World Forum in The Hague, The Netherlands, 25 June 2025. Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak
Leaders of Europe's 'Big Five' meet with Zelensky and NATO chief
Poland’s top diplomat also reshared a social media post from the Prime Minister’s Chancellery, highlighting Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s participation in a high-level meeting in The Hague.
There, the head of Polish government joined leaders of the European “Big Five” (Poland, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK), along with President Zelensky and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, to review the outcomes of the NATO summit.
Donald Tusk is also set to join EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday. Earlier, he took part in a meeting of Baltic region countries alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda.
Photo: PAP/Wiktor Dąbkowski
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