Donald Trump’s team has told European officials that the US president-elect will require NATO member states to increase their defense spending to 5% of GDP (up from 2% today), but plans to continue to provide military aid to Ukraine, the “Financial Times” reports. Trump’s closest foreign policy advisers shared his intentions in discussions with senior European officials this month, according to people with knowledge of the talks, as the Republican “tightens” his policies on Europe and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. During his campaign for the White House, Trump said he would cut off aid to Ukraine to force Kiev into direct peace talks and leave NATO allies defenseless if they do not spend enough on defense. However, in a gesture of goodwill to allies, who are particularly concerned about the ability […]
Source: News Beast
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