{"id":249696,"date":"2025-06-03T21:05:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T20:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/natos-defence-spending-target-could-be-unrealistic-says-alliances-former-chief\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T21:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T20:05:23","slug":"natos-defence-spending-target-could-be-unrealistic-says-alliances-former-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/natos-defence-spending-target-could-be-unrealistic-says-alliances-former-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO&#8217;s defence spending target could be &#8216;unrealistic&#8217;, says alliance&#8217;s former chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nnS8Llu79-Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"NATO's defence spending target could be 'unrealistic', says alliance's former chief\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nnS8Llu79-Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Lord Robertson, the former secretary general of NATO, has warned that a reported defence spending target of 3.5% for members could be unaffordable.<\/p>\n<p>He told Sophy Ridge half the countries in NATO &quot;don&#8217;t even spend the 2%&quot; laid down at a previous summit in Wales 11 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Italy, Spain, Portugal and Canada are just some of the countries that might struggle to meet the target, Lord Robertson said.<\/p>\n<p>Live updates: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-labour-reform-starmer-farage-defence-tories-migration-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #uknews #defencespending #michaelclarke #defence <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews <\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple <\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lord Robertson, the former secretary general of NATO, has warned that a reported defence spending target of 3.5% for members could be unaffordable. 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