Dutch police break up climate protest near The Hague ahead of NATO summit

Dutch police broke up a climate protest taking place on a highway ahead of an annual NATO summit in The Hague.

Dozens of climate activists attempted to block the highway near the city, urging NATO leaders to prioritise environmental issues and accelerate peace-building efforts.

Dutch police blocked the demonstrators' path and made several arrests.

There's a meeting going on in the next few days from NATO where they talk about security of the world and security of the West, but the climate crisis is not on the table, it's not on the agenda.

We think it's important that it comes on the agenda because it's an even larger threat worldwide than the trip from Russia.

continue like this if we do not act now and do not stop these greedy billionaires that are destroying everything.

They are destroying society, they are destroying nature, they are destroying humanity.

Several other demonstrations are expected in The Hague on Tuesday and Wednesday, as NATO leaders including US President Donald Trump will be in the city.

At the summit, leaders are expected to agree on higher defence spending demanded by Trump.