USA Trump demands five percent for defense from NATO countries

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7.1.2025 - 18:50

ARCHIVE - US President-elect Donald Trump in front of the NATO logo. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa
ARCHIVE - US President-elect Donald Trump in front of the NATO logo. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa
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US President-elect Donald Trump is demanding that NATO member states significantly increase their defense spending. Instead of the previously targeted two percent of their gross domestic product (GDP), the partner countries should invest five percent in future, the Republican said at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

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