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Leaders meeting at the NATO Summit in the Netherlands Wednesday are set to announce a goal to spend the equivalent of 5% of their countries' economic output on defense. President Donald Trump has demanded upped spending for years, complaining that countries do not pay their fair share for membership.The new agreement more than doubles the current 2% target, although the U.S., which currently spends about 3.5%, does not plan to meet the new goal. Allies are now more motivated than ever to boost their defenses against an outside attack, especially in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine, and as Trump suggests Europe, not the U.S., should be responsible for its own security.Trump has raised doubts about America's commitment to NATO, refusing to say whether the U.S. would protect other allies if they were attacked, which is the main point of NATO. It's a direct violation of Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which states that an attack on any one country is considered an attack on all. The only time Article 5 was invoked was to defend the U.S. after the September 11 attacks."We have to keep ourselves safe from our adversaries but also because it is fair to equalize with the United States," NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in a public sit-down with Trump."NATO's going to become very strong with us and I appreciate them doing it," Trump said.But not everyone is on board with the agreement. Spain has called the target unreasonable, arguing it should be able to spend the money elsewhere.