Canada’s Defense Plan Under Fire

NATO’s Mark Rutte is demanding concrete defense spending plans from member nations, especially Canada, ahead of the July summit — with a firm deadline to hit the five percent GDP target by 2035. Canada’s lack of a credible roadmap has drawn sharp criticism from U.S. Pentagon officials, even prompting a suspension of joint military forums. Meanwhile, Rutte insists U.S. conventional force reductions won’t destabilize NATO, as European allies are stepping up — but the pressure is on Canada to show real action, not just words, or risk further diplomatic friction. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b1aa14cb89a1b5d9