President Donald Trump stressed his commitment to NATO in comments before meeting with leaders at the alliance’s summit on Wednesday at The Hague, Netherlands.

When asked about the United States’s commitment to NATO’s Article 5, Trump said he supported the alliance.

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“We are with them all the way,” Trump said.

NATO’s Article 5 is at the crux of NATO’s existence. It is predicated on collective defense, asserting that any attack on one NATO country is considered an attack on all NATO countries.

“The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all, and consequently, they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area,” NATO’s Article 5 says.

Many wondered if Trump would adhere to Article 5 after he made comments expressing dissatisfaction with European countries spending less on NATO’s defenses than the U.S. At this year’s summit, leaders are expected to announce that each member will pledge to increase their country’s defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, according to multiple sources.

“I’ve been asking them to go up to 5% for a number of years, and they’re going up to 5%…from 2%, and a lot of people didn’t even pay the 2%,” Trump said Wednesday morning. “I think that’s going to be very big news. NATO’s going to become very strong with us.”

Secretary-General Mark Rutte acknowledged this while speaking before NATO leaders on Wednesday. He announced the alliance would commit to increasing its defense spending, after acknowledging the U.S. “carried too much of the burden of that commitment” in previous years. Rutte pledged that NATO countries would increase spending to 5% of their countries’ GDP. He said Trump “made this change possible.”

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“For too long, one ally, the United States, carried too much of the burden of that commitment, and that changes today,” Rutte said. “President Trump, dear Donald, you made this change possible. Your leadership on this has already produced $1 trillion in excess spending from European allies since 2016.”

“We will produce trillions more for our common defense to make us stronger and fairer by equalizing spending between America and America’s allies,” Rutte added.