As stated by Spokesperson Matthew Miller:
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Washington, DC at the start of the Washington NATO Summit. The Secretary and Secretary General discussed important decisions Allied leaders will make at the Summit, including implementation of the largest reinforcement plan for our collective defense in generations, and endorsement of the NATO Industrial Capacity Expansion pledge that will enhance Allies' ability to defend against current and future threats. The leaders welcomed significant progress in burden sharing, with over two-thirds of Allies now meeting the pledge to commit two percent of GDP to defense spending. They discussed expected decisions at Thursday's NATO-Ukraine Council to build a bridge to NATO membership while enabling Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression, today and in the future.
