President Donald Trump is set to score a major foreign policy win as NATO leaders gather in The Hague to adopt a landmark pledge committing alliance members to spend 5 percent of their gross domestic product on defense — a goal largely shaped by the President’s longstanding demands, Politico reported.

Trump is poised to claim a major victory at next week’s NATO summit, where the alliance’s 32 members are expected to adopt a new pledge to raise defense spending to 5 percent of their respective GDPs. The historic commitment comes after years of pressure from Trump, who has repeatedly called on European nations to take on more responsibility for their defense.

“There is no way they would be going to 5 percent without Trump,” said one administration official, who was granted anonymity to share the President’s views. “So he sees this as a major win, and it is.”

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