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00:02 Report by Teri Schultz
00:18 Donald Trump | US President
01:44 Mark Rutte | NATO Secretary-General
02:05 Gitanas Nauseda | Lithuanian President
02:23 Teri Schultz | DW Correspondent | The Hague

Script:

NATO leaders' agreement to spend 5% of their GDP on defense by the year 2035 is one historic headline from this NATO summit but it's only part of the reason European allies are feeling more secure now
 
SOT:  Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General
"I watched the heads of these countries get up. And the love and the passion that they showed for their country was unbelievable. I've never seen quite anything like it. They want to protect their country, and they need the United States.
"[00:42:11] It's not a ripoff. And we're here to help them protect their country."
 
In addition to underscoring his commitment to NATO's all-important article 5 collective defense
 
The US president had warm words for his Ukrainian counterpart…fter a meeting which had been a source of much worry in advance that the two might clash
 
And a bonus for Zelenskyy and NATO:
 
SOT: Donald Trump, US President
"Look, Vladimir Putin really has to end that war."
 
While perhaps even more positive than NATO could have imagined, this outcome was not by chance but the result of hard-core choreography…
 
Trump got the royal treatment in The Hague — literally, The only leader to stay overnight in the Dutch king's palace,
 
And received so much adulation from NATO chief Mark Rutte that it became a summit talking point in itself.
 
SOT: Isn't it a bit demeaning and doesn't it make you look weak?  
 
SOT:  Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General
"No I don't think so//when it comes to making more investments, I mean, would you ever think that this would be the result of this summit if he would not have been re-elected president?"
 
And the flattery even extended beyond NATO business.
 
SOT: Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General
"when it comes to Iran, the fact that he took this decisive action, very targeted to make sure that Iran would not be able to get his hands on a nuclear capability, I think he deserves all the praise."
 
Although some European leaders would have liked to see stronger language for Ukraine and against Russia…
 
SOT: Gitanas Nauseda, Lithuanian president [00:02:16]
"I am returning back to Lithuania relatively happy."
 
SOT: Voice of Teri Schultz, DW
Can you please subtitle this because you can't hear me well?
"What signal does it send to the Kremlin though if they know you can't agree even to call Russia the aggressor?"
 
SOT: Gitanas Nauseda, Lithuanian president
"No, I think it's bad news for them. The meeting, the declaration, and the general spirit at the table is bad news for them."
 
PTC: Teri Schultz, DW
Once the summit euphoria wears off, there is hard work ahead in many countries — hard math — to ensure the promse spending surge moves from paper to power.
 
Spain and Slovakia have already said they're not on board but those are battles the military alliance will fight another day.