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NATO nears deal to grant Trump’s wish for giant military spending increase

NATO leaders appear to be on track for an agreement to more than double their target for defense spending — to 5 percent of annual economic output — by using some creative number-crunching to please President Donald Trump,

BBC · 1d

Nato chief is determined to give Trump a win with 5% defence spending plan

Some may ask if Mark Rutte's proposal to deter Russian aggression has at least a little to do with appeasing the US president, writes Jonathan Beale.

Associated Press · 1d

Hegseth says many countries appear on track to agree to Trump’s 5% NATO spend demand

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that many countries appeared to be on track to agree to spending 5% of gross domestic product on their security needs.

NATO is on the cusp of accepting Trump's 5% defense investment demand, Rutte says

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says that most allies endorse President Donald Trump’s demand that they invest 5% of gross ...

Anadolu Agency2d

EXPLAINER - What upcoming NATO talks mean for defense spending in Europe

NATO defense chiefs meet Thursday to set the agenda for this month's annual summit, with military spending expected to be one ...

1mon

Ischinger: Europe going it alone in Ukraine could be ‘the end of NATO as we know it’

A post-war European peacekeeping force in Ukraine without U.S. involvement could trigger “the de facto end of NATO,” a former top German diplomat warned.

Radio France Internationale4d

NATO defence spending target may come 'too late' for Ukraine crisis: Denmark

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned regional allies Monday that a NATO target to boost defence spending by 2032 ...

NBC News2mon

Pentagon considering proposal to cut thousands of troops from Europe, officials say

Senior Defense Department officials are considering a proposal to ... allied commander of NATO, told the House Armed Services Committee that he opposed reducing U.S. troop levels in Eastern ...

Los Angeles Times2mon

Top senator criticizes Pentagon ‘mid-level’ leaders on possible troop reductions in Europe

The Defense Department, however, has not made public any proposal ... % increase in spending since February of 2022.” He said the presence of U.S. troops in Europe has been essential to NATO ...

AI Alarabiya1mon

Pentagon considers proposal to cut thousands of troops from Europe: Report

About 20,000 extra troops were deployed to the region in 2022 under former president Joe Biden, reinforcing NATO’s eastern ... Any downsizing of US forces would increase President Vladimir ...

PBS2mon

Putin responds to U.S.-Ukraine ceasefire proposal with his own demands

The Kremlin has long translated initial causes as the presence of U.S. and NATO troops in Eastern Europe ... Now is the time to increase pressure on him. Sanctions must be applied.

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