by EuroNews with AP
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Dutch police disbanded the climate protest on a highway near The Hague on Monday, and arrested several times ahead of the annual NATO summit.
Dozens of climate activists have tried to block the A44 highway near Lisse, about 30 kilometres from The Hague, prioritizing environmental issues and accelerating peacebuilding efforts.
“In the days since NATO, there’s a meeting where they talk about global security, Western security, but the climate crisis is not on the agenda,” said one demonstrator.
“I think it’s important to come on the agenda as it’s an even bigger threat from Russia,” they added.
Hundreds of protesters over the weekend I took him down the street A city that shows dissatisfaction with NATO defence spending and the threat of war with Iran.
More demonstrations will be held in The Hague on Tuesday and Wednesday as NATO leaders such as US President Donald Trump arrive at the summit. This is protected by the code name “Orange Shield,” the largest Dutch security operation ever.
US allies have increased defense spending as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago, but nearly a third of that has not met at least 2% of NATO’s current target gross domestic product.
The government chief wants to launch an agreement on hiking defence spending that Trump demands, raising spending to 5% of GDP.
NATO chief Mark Latte has seen the eve of the summit increase in funding five times as well as thousands of tanks and armored vehicles purchased on the eve of the summit, with Allies buying five times more of its air defense capabilities, buying “thousands of more tanks and armored vehicles,” and “millions of rounds” of artillery ammunition.
