Conflict Zone was at the NATO summit in The Hague, where leaders pledged to ramp up "hard military spending." The target: 5% of GDP. But will this lead to a fairer NATO — and is it even enough to counter today’s mounting threats? Sarah Kelly sat down with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Czech President Petr Pavel, and Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski to talk big money, big stakes, and why it all matters.
00:00 Intro
00:23 Welcome to the panel
00:49 NATO 5% GDP goal: 'We'll be safe by capabilities' - Czech Pres. Pavel
02:44 5% goal by 2030 at the latest - Danish PM Frederiksen
04:45 New types of equipment needed - Polish FM Sikorski
06:15 Europe 'neglected the development' of its own enablers - Czech Pres. Pavel
06:52 Will US engagement in Europe maintain?
09:56 Danish model: financing military production in Ukraine
11:08 'Putin has woken a giant' - Polish FM Sikorski
12:31 'We need to learn from the Ukrainians' - Polish FM Sikorski
13:40 'I'm not going to do anything against the US' - Danish PM Frederiksen
14:37 If Europe is 'not willing to protect ourselves, then who are we?' - Danish PM Frederiksen
15:01 'A fairer NATO is about Europeans taking greater responsibility' - Czech Pres. Pavel
18:02 'President Trump was right in his first term' - Polish FM Sikorski
18:58 Defence budgets vs. Europe's welfare system?
21:42 'The closer you are to Russia, the more you spend' - Polish FM Sikorski
22:44 'This idea of an opt-out for some countries, I disagree' - Danish PM Frederikson
23:17 'We are missing a bigger picture' - Czech Pres. Pavel
25:00 'Preventing Russia from winning - a doable job' - Polish FM Sikorski
25:23 No return 'to good old days with peace in Europe' - Danish PM Frederiksen
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