Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he had sealed a deal with Nato allowing Spain to opt out from a requirement to increase its defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP, the target demanded by US President Donald Trump.
Sánchez announced the deal in an “urgent” address to the Spanish people on Sunday, just days after he wrote a forthright letter to Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte refusing to meet the new spending goal.
The Spanish premier, whose country was falling short of Nato’s current target of 2 per cent of GDP, said the deal “safeguards Spain’s sovereignty while ensuring the success of the Nato summit” due to take place on Wednesday in The Hague, where allies are expected to sign up to the 5 per cent goal.
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