Analysis-NATO won't back Trump's new defence spending target but will raise its sights
Top UK Official Backs Trump's Call for Increased NATO Defense Spending
Opinion
Trump’s New NATO Spending Target
NATO takes control from US of air defenses in Poland crucial to supporting Ukraine days before Trump takes office
NATO has taken over air defenses in Poland from the US just days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, according to a NATO spokesman, with questions looming about the incoming administration’s approach to the alliance and to Ukraine.
Trump’s NATO Vision Spells Trouble for the Alliance
A call for much higher arms spending and the threat of grabbing allies’ land dial up pressure on members.
Fact check: Trump makes false claims about January 6, Europe, NATO and Canada
President-elect Donald Trump made numerous false claims during a wide-ranging Tuesday news conference in Florida, many of them related to foreign affairs and international trade. Here is a fact check of some of these claims.
Was Donald Trump a Democrat? Timeline of new US president's flip-flopping political history
His political flip-flopping made him liable to attacks from Republican rivals in the 2016 election, with Jeb Bush stating: "Mr. Trump doesn't have a proven conservative record… He was a Democrat longer in the last decade than he was a Republican."
Pressure on China and pure 'trolling': Why Trump is pushing an expansionist agenda
The president-elect is suddenly pushing to annex Greenland, reclaim the Panama Canal and absorb Canada, provoking longtime allies just days before taking office.
Donald Trump's threats over Greenland and Ukraine could be a make-or-break test for NATO
Donald Trump's Greenland Proposal Would Blow Up NATO. Here's How
Greenland Eyes Benefits in Trump’s Proposed Land Grab
What Trump said about Canada, Mexico, NATO and Gaza hostages at news conference
Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump held a press conference on Tuesday and spoke about a range of issues including NATO, Israeli hostages in Gaza, his wish for the U.S. to buy Greenland and take control of the Panama Canal.
Trump says NATO countries are 'taking advantage' and should contribute 5% of GDP
The transatlantic alliance reached a milestone in 2024 when all non-U.S. NATO allies spent the 2% target on average for the first time.

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Trump says Putin meeting being set up to end ‘bloody mess’ of Ukraine war
Trump Tells GOP Governors About Putin Meeting: "We're Setting It Up"
During the gathering at his Florida estate, Trump confirmed several shifts in government priorities, namely a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin "wants to meet, and we're setting it up," he told attendees. Most reporters weren't invited to the proceedings, but questions were taken from a Fox News Channel journalist.
Putin ready to meet with Trump, Kremlin says
U.K. foreign policy chief says Trump is right to urge higher military spending from NATO
Britain's top diplomat says Europe’s security 'is on a knife edge' and President-elect Donald Trump is right to demand NATO members increase spending.
Trump says he sympathizes with Russia's opposition to NATO membership for Ukraine
President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he sympathized with the Russian position that Ukraine should not be part of NATO, and he lamented that he will not meet Russian President Vladimir Putin before his inauguration.