Defence spending commitment of 5% across NATO "will happen", says Hegseth

BRUSSELS, June 5 (Reuters) - A defence spending commitment of 5% of GDP across the NATO alliance will happen, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters in Brussels ahead of a NATO defence ministers meeting, adding that to be an alliance, you had to be combat-ready.*"We're here to continue the work that President Trump started, which is a commitment to 5% defence spending across this alliance, which we think will happen. It has to happen by the summit at The Hague later this month," he said.