European defense heavyweights say meeting Trump's military spending target won't be easy From left: Luke Pollard, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Britain's Ministry of Defence, Poland's Minister of National Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, France's Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, and Italy's Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto greet each other after a meeting of defense ministers of five NATO countries to discuss coordinating their defense plans and support for Ukraine, in the village of Helenow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
From left: Luke Pollard, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Britain's Ministry of Defence, France's Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, Poland's Minister of National Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Italy's Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto, and Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius attend a news conference after a meeting of defense ministers of five NATO countries to discuss coordinating their defense plans and support for Ukraine, in the village of Helenow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
From left: Luke Pollard, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Britain's Ministry of Defence, France's Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, Poland's Minister of National Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Italy's Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto, and Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius attend a news conference after a meeting of defense ministers of five NATO countries to discuss coordinating their defense plans and support for Ukraine, in the village of Helenow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
From left: Luke Pollard, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Britain's Ministry of Defence, Poland's Minister of National Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, and Italy's Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto greet each other after a meeting of defense ministers of five NATO countries to discuss coordinating their defense plans and support for Ukraine, in the village of Helenow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
France's Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu attends a news conference after a meeting of defense ministers of five NATO countries to discuss coordinating their defense plans and support for Ukraine, in the village of Helenow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius attends a news conference after a meeting of defense ministers of five NATO countries to discuss coordinating their defense plans and support for Ukraine, in the village of Helenow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Luke Pollard, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Britain's Ministry of Defence speaks during a news conference after a meeting of defense ministers of five NATO countries to discuss coordinating their defense plans and support for Ukraine, in the village of Helenow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Italy's Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto speaks during a news conference after a meeting of defense ministers of five NATO countries to discuss coordinating their defense plans and support for Ukraine, in the village of Helenow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Italy's Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto speaks during a news conference after a meeting of defense ministers of five NATO countries to discuss coordinating their defense plans and support for Ukraine, in the village of Helenow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
From left: Luke Pollard, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Britain's Ministry of Defence, France's Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, Poland's Minister of National Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Italy's Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto, and Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius attend a news conference after a meeting of defense ministers of five NATO countries to discuss coordinating their defense plans and support for Ukraine, in the village of Helenow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
From left: Luke Pollard, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Britain's Ministry of Defence, France's Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, Poland's Minister of National Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Italy's Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto, and Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius attend a news conference after a meeting of defense ministers of five NATO countries to discuss coordinating their defense plans and support for Ukraine, in the village of Helenow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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From left: Luke Pollard, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Britain's Ministry of Defence, Poland's Minister of National Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, France's Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, and Italy's Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto greet each other after a meeting of defense ministers of five NATO countries to discuss coordinating their defense plans and support for Ukraine, in the village of Helenow, near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)