THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised President Donald Trump for making Europe “pay in a BIG way,” as leaders gathered in the Netherlands on Tuesday for a historic summit that could unite them around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisions among the 32 member countries of the security alliance.

At NATO’s summit in The Hague, leaders agreed to boost defense spending, reaffirm Article 5, and left Ukraine’s membership hopes unresolved. Trump stole the spotlight, again, receiving lavish praise from the alliance's secretary-general and making ambiguous comments on alliance commitments.