NATO: US' Hegseth Signals Backing Of Mooted 3.5%+1.5% Of GDP Def Spend Split

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaking at the NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels. On levels of defence spending, he says that "3.5% [of GDP] in hard military and 1.5% in infrastructure, that is a real commitment." This points towards a US acceptance of the split that has been talked up by Secretary General Mark Rutte, and other European NATO countries recently. 

• This will likely come as a significant relief to these states that at least part of the increase in spending demanded by the US will be able to be channelled into public projects such as key infrastructure, cybersecurity, anti-terrorism etc., rather than only frontline military spending.
• Says that "We have stepped up", but that discussions are ongoing on the timeline for a 5% of GDP spending on defence.
• Says, regarding US force posture, "we're reviewing". This is notable given that earlier in the week, Rutte voiced his view that the US would maintain "a very strong conventional" deployment in Europe.