The success of a key NATO summit is in doubt after Spain rejects a big hike in defense spending
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FILE- President Donald Trump, center, stops to talk with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, as they attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council during a summit of heads of state and government at NATO headquarters in Brussels on July 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool, File)FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2019, photo, from front row left, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, U.S. President Donald Trump, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attend a ceremony event during a NATO leaders meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)FILE- Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks on camera as he arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Oct. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)FILE- Security ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)FILE- From left, Sweden's Defense Minister Pal Jonson, US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker, Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, Spain's Defense Minister Margarita Robles and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
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FILE- President Donald Trump, center, stops to talk with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, as they attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council during a summit of heads of state and government at NATO headquarters in Brussels on July 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool, File)
