US President-elect Donald Trump reportedly plans to demand NATO allies to raise their defence spending to 5% of their GDP. Source: Financial Times, as cited by European Pravda Details: Two informed sources informed FT that Trump intends to push for a defence spending target of 5% of GDP among NATO members,

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.

European leaders are making clear ahead of the Trump presidency that they plan to spend more on defense as Russia remains a top threat and as security concerns in the Middle East and North Africa escalate.

A group of four NATO leaders and a representative from the European Union have admitted they will need to increase their defence spending.

Next year, a new amount of money will be set for NATO's defense spending. This decision will be made after talks with newly elected US President Donald Trump, states Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.