NATO, Trump and defence spending
Comments by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that dismissed the idea of speaking to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump about Ukraine’s endeavor to join NATO have been presented out of context online.
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Sunday pushed Russian leader Vladimir ... Asked whether he would consider the possibility of pulling out of NATO, Trump indicated that was an open question. “If they’re paying their bills, and if I think they’re ...
Donald Trump dished to The Post on the power-grip handshakes he shared ... But the pair also talked policy, with Trump saying they were in agreement about NATO nations “paying their fair share” towards the European military alliance.
A new NATO command in the German city of Wiesbaden has taken up its work to coordinate Western military aid for Ukraine, the alliance's Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.
No, Trump cannot legally withdraw the United States from NATO via executive order. Federal law requires congressional approval to leave the alliance. There is a law explicitly prohibiting the president from unilaterally leaving NATO, though some experts say there may be ways around it.
Donald Trump commented on the war in Ukraine and U.S. membership in NATO during an interview with Kristen Welker filmed Friday and aired this morning on NBC's "Meet the Press." KRISTEN WELKER: Should Ukraine prepare for less aid from the United States after you're sworn in to office?
NATO members could make a short-term pledge to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP, moving to 3% by 2030, according to the Financial Times.
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AP/YONHAP] U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's team has told European officials that he will demand that NATO member states raise their defense spending to 5 percent of GDP, the Financial Times reported Friday,
NATO has taken over coordination of Western military aid to Ukraine from the U.S. as planned, a source said on Tuesday, in a move widely seen as aiming to safeguard the support mechanism against NATO sceptic U.