The President of the Government did not express his rejection of reaching 5% of GDP during the meeting, while before and after he did. The difference: the presence of the U.S. leader. Pedro Sánchez did not make any plea or argue his rejection to increase military spending beyond 2% of GDP during the NATO leaders' meeting.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says that Spain reached a deal with NATO to be excluded from a 5% of GDP defense spending target.

NATO's biggest summit of the year was a win for the U.S. President, who secured the pledges of dramatically increased defense spending he has long demanded.