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Germany ready for bigger leadership role in NATO

At a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Helsingborg, Sweden, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced Berlin’s readiness to assume greater leadership in the alliance, including advocating for a new burden-sharing arrangement, working to reach NATO’s 5% annual defense spending target by 2035, and proposing concrete measures to support Ukraine. NATO chief Mark Rutte highlighted uneven aid distribution to Ukraine among member states, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized NATO for not backing the US war on Iran, amid Donald Trump’s recent announcement to withdraw 5,000 US troops from Germany.

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NATO leadershipdefense spending target5% GDPUkraine supportburden-sharing arrangementNATO foreign ministers meetingUS troop withdrawalIran warStrait of Hormuz

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Germany ready for bigger leadership role in NATO

May 22, 2026, 4:00 PM

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