German defence minister supports raising NATO spending goal

Germany’s defence minister says he is in favour of raising NATO’s military spending target as the war in Ukraine rumbles on.

“I think moving towards the two percent target alone will not be enough, it can only be the basis for further steps,” Boris Pistorius said as he arrived for talks with other NATO defence ministers at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels.

“We are in the process of coordinating our position on this within the government,” he added.