But Rutte may have had the last laugh. The summit was, by all accounts, a win for NATO: Members unanimously agreed to boost spendings to post-Cold War highs – and thanked Trump for it.

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PLAYING FOR TIME The new NATO target includes a core component for defence spending, which must reach 3.5% of GDP by 2035, and a further element on broader security-related investments, worth 1.5%.