NATO countries agree to increase defence spending to 5%

Open this photo in gallery: Spain was exempted from the 5 per cent defence spending goal after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez blocked an earlier version of the statement.Ng Han Guan/The Associated Press NATO countries agreed a statement on Sunday for their upcoming summit that sets a goal of 5 per cent of GDP for annual defence and security-related spending by 2035, overcoming objections from Spain, diplomats said. The statement has the green light from all 32 NATO members, diplomats said, but will only become official when it is approved by leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump at their summit in…