"Spain believes it can achieve those goals with a percentage of 2.1%, and NATO is absolutely convinced that Spain will have to spend 3.5%." In this way, the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Mark Rutte, has corrected the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, who yesterday anticipated that with that 2.1% investment, it would be sufficient to meet the capabilities assigned to Spain. Ultimately, with the obligations that the country has as part of the Alliance.
But NATO does not share the same opinion. Not at all. Rutte has made it clear, and NATO sources emphasize that Spain must reach "at least" that 3.5% figure. Thus, the Organization refutes Sánchez's version and makes it clear that Spain will have to significantly increase its spending.