Increasing the minimum threshold for arms spending in NATO associate States may be 1 of the major themes of the upcoming North Atlantic Alliance summit in The Hague (24-25 June). On Thursday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte confirmed this, who said that he would propose the mark of [5% of GDP](https://defence24.pl/defence policy/nato-issues-5-proc-pkb-on-arms-hegseth-confirms) defence spending. The adoption of a fresh defence investment plan will be a precedence for him in the close future.