The leaders of the Nato member states are meeting today and tomorrow in The Hague. At the top of the agenda is a resolution binding all allied partners to commit 5 percent of their GDP to defence spending - 3.5 percent for weapons and troops and 1.5 percent for military infrastructure. Europe's press delves into what can be expected from the summit.
At a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday, Russian president Vladimir Putin condemned the US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites as "unprovoked aggression". He promised Tehran his support but did not elaborate further. Commentators question how close the two nations still are.
In Portugal, six people linked to a far-right terrorist group have been arrested on suspicion, among other things, of plotting an attack on the Portuguese parliament building. One of them is reportedly a senior officer in the Lisbon police force. The arrests come as the culmination of a wave of threats from far-right circles in Portugal. The national press calls on the country's politicians to start taking the matter more seriously.
The US airforce has dropped 'bunker buster' bombs on Iranian nuclear sites. The extent of the damage inflicted is not yet clear, particularly with regard to the Fordo facility, which is surrounded by mountains. The aim of operation, which was ordered by President Donald Trump, was to incapacitate the Iranian nuclear weapons programme, whose existence Iran denies. Europe's press assesses the situation.
The Hague is on tenterhooks in the run-up to the Nato summit that begins on Tuesday. The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez surprised everyone by announcing that his country was rejecting the US demand to raise defence spending to 5 percent of GDP. As a result, Spain has been singled out from the 32 Nato members and granted an exemption. Europe's media are impressed by Spain's bold stance.