FILE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses a media conference after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, June 14, 2024. Stoltenberg says a record more than 20 NATO member nations are expected to hit the Western military alliance’s defense spending target this year as the war in Ukraine drives worldwide concerns. Stoltenberg made the announcement Monday during a talk at the Wilson Center in Washington. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)