THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO leaders are gathering in the Netherlands for the start of a historic two-day summit that could unite the 32-member security organization around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisions.
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International flags on the venue ahead of the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
Police detain demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion who attempted to block the A44 motorway, closed off to all traffic except for arriving and departing world leaders, in Abbenes, Netherlands, Monday, June 23, 2025, for the NATO summit in The Hague. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a media conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, June 23, 2025 ahead of the NATO summit. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Netherland’s Prime Minister Dick Schoof, right, greets Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the NATO summit at the Catshuis in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte leaves a media conference ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
