Trump, NATO and Europe

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 spending, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, stressing the importance of security to the continent.
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.
EU Russia hawks back Trump call to boost defence spending
The EU's top diplomat and Poland's prime minister said Wednesday that the bloc must heed US President Donald Trump's demand to spend much more on defence -- faced with the "existential threat" posed by Russia.
Germany says it met NATO 2% defence spending target in 2024, short of Trump's demand
Germany met NATO's target to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defence in 2024, the government said on Monday, though well short of incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's call for as much as 5%.
EU's Top Diplomat Backs Trump Call To Boost Defence Spending
The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Wednesday that the bloc must heed US President Donald Trump's demand to spend more on defence, as she issued a stark warning over the threat from Russia.
The EU's top diplomat agrees with Trump: "EU countries do not spend enough on Defense, it's time to invest"
Kallas points out that member states spent an average of 1.9% of GDP on this matter last year, far from the 5% that the US President threatens to impose on NATO. "President Trump is right in saying that we do not spend enough.
Donald Trump calls for NATO defence spending increase
As Donald Trump begins his second term in office, he has called for NATO members to raise their defence budgets to five per cent of GDP.

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