Lower thirds:

00:02  Report by Teri Schultz
00:14 Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General
01:05 Teri Schultz, DW
01:23 Hanno Pevkur, Estonian Defense Minister
02:11 Giuseppe Spatafora, EU Institute for Security Studies
02:41 Theo Francken, Belgian Defense Minister

Script: 

00:01
TRACK:
on-screen credit:  NAVOTOP, Den Haag 00:00 - 00:05
Will NATO's Hague Summit be the"date" where the US and Europe "go Dutch" on defense?
Will they all pay their own shares with dramatically boosted budgets? 

That's the plan.

00:14
+++ SOT: Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General
"I assume that in The Hague we will agree on a high defense spend target of in total 5%."

00:22
5%…as demanded by Donald Trump…
although Secretary General Rutte insists the figure comes instead from what allies need to spend on their own capabilities to fulfill NATO's overall defense plan to deter Russia. 

Here's the formula he's floated:

Governments would allocate 3.5% of their budgets to traditional defense needs. The other 1.5% would come from expenditures such as 
cyber-security, 
infrastructure upgrades to improve military mobility, assistance to Ukraine 
and other categories still under discussion.

Over on NATO's border with Russia, Baltic budgets are leading the way.

01:01
+++ STANDUP: Teri Schultz, Tallinn, Estonia
"These stone walls that have encircled Tallinn from the 13th century are no longer of any use in protecting the country against aggressive neighbors. That's why this Baltic nation is among a very small handful of NATO allies already pledging to spend at least 5% of its GDP on its own defense."

01:19
5.4% to be precise.

01:23
+++ SOT: Hanno Pevkur, Estonian Defense Minister
"it was not easy. And for that you need to have political decisions…to explain why we need to increase the taxes, why we need to cut in some sectors, why do we need take additional debt.

01:37
Estonian citizens accept the sacrifices.

01:40
+++ Lady: "as a mom, I'm anxious. And that's why, yes, there's no money. But I'm willing to give that extra money for defense, actually."
01:49
Man: "I feel like war could happen just like that <snaps fingers>"

01:56
But further from the frontline, some countries aren't even spending 2-percent yet…the previous target set 11 years ago. 

Security analyst Giuseppe Spatafora says it's time for these governments to boost budgets and be brutally honest. 

02:11
+++ SOT: Giuseppe Spatafora, EU Institute for Security Studies
"You are connected to the others. You're not doing it out of goodwill, just like you're not defending Ukraine out of your goodwill. You're doing it because it's an investment on your own security. That's the message that needs to be shared with the publics."

02:24
The Belgian government has bitten that bullet and is dealing with the consequences of adding billions to military spending while cutting elsewhere.

Defense minister Theo Franken knows far more will have to be pledged but says the proposed spending split will help.

02:39
+++ SOT: Theo Franken, Belgian Defense Minister
"we don't have to panic. I think that we will have a path, we will have seven years, ten years, maybe even more. <cut> But we're doing a lot of security spending, we're doing a infrastructure investment that is not counted under the 2% for the moment."

02:54
NATO negotiations are now focused on finalizing this funding deal. 

European diplomats say they're willing to portray it as a Donald Trump win to ensure the Hague summit goes off without a hitch.