Spain will oppose NATO plans to raise the target for members’ defense spending to 5%, according to a government official.

All 32 NATO member states are on track to meet the alliance's 2% GDP defense spending benchmark in 2025, Secretary General Mark Rutte said on June 17 at the G7 summit in Canada. The announcement marks a major shift for the alliance,

Spain has asked NATO to opt out of increasing its defence spending to 5% of GDP, a move that could derail a summit at which the military alliance will ask members to commit to the spending target. In a letter sent to NATO chief Mark Rutte and seen by Reuters on Thursday,