NATO, Trump

Trump Calls For Increased NATO Military Spending: Defense Contractors Stand To Benefit
President Donald Trump has called for NATO members to significantly increase their spending on defense, suggesting a target of 5% of gross domestic product to go toward military spending. What To Know: Trump reiterated the 5% of GDP spending goal on Monday following his inauguration,
Europe is divided over Trump's call for NATO members to boost defense spending to 5% of GDP
Ralf Stegner, a member of Germany's Social Democratic Party, called Trump's comments "delusional and truly insane." Poland has backed Trump's demand.
Trump says he is not sure US should be spending anything on NATO
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was not sure the United States should be spending anything on NATO, telling reporters the U.S. was protecting NATO members, but they were "not protecting us.
Trump Wants NATO Burden Sharing Requirement Pushed To 5% Of GDP On Defense
President Trump on Thursday said he plans to ask NATO nations to increase their defense spending to five percent of gross domestic product. After floating
Trump aims for NATO to boost defense spending
I’m also going to ask all NATO nations to increase defense spending to 5% of [gross domestic product], which is what it should have been years ago,” he said in remarks given virtually to the. He noted that “most nations didn’t pay until I came along” in his first term in office.

Russia, NATO and Ukraine

Why meeting Trump's military spending target could be tough for NATO's lowest spender
Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% ...
Europe should welcome Trump's NATO spending call, says Poland's Tusk
Europe should welcome rather than rebuff U.S. President Donald Trump's call for other NATO members to ramp up their military ...
Trump Says Not Sure US Should Be Spending Anything on NATO
Trump has said members of the military alliance should spend 5% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defence – a huge increase from the current 2% goal and a level that no NATO country, including ...
Donald Trump Said He'd End Ukraine War in First 24 Hours. He Hasn't
Trump did not mention Ukraine in his inauguration speech but has told reporters that Vladimir Putin would be destroying ...
A US exit from NATO under Trump would likely trigger a legal showdown
Congress passed legislation that a president cannot unilaterally withdraw from NATO, setting up a major legal fight if Trump ...
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NATO spending increase could help Ukraine, and possibly US weapons makers
If supporting Ukraine is the goal, “it's going to have to be the American defense industrial base continuing to power the fight.” ...
Trump says U.S. will ask all NATO member countries to boost defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP
While Canada’s spending on defence is less than 2 per cent, no NATO member spends as much as what Trump is requesting ...
'America is back and open for business' Trump tells leaders at World Economic Forum in Davos
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the "Golden Age" of America had begun and that it was "back and open for business" while addressing business and political leaders gathered at ...
Donald Trump Pulling US Troops From Europe in Blow to NATO Allies: Report
President also plans to ask for "financial contribution" for maintenance of remaining troops, European diplomatic source said.