NATO, Trump and Europe

Europe should welcome Trump's NATO spending call, says Poland's Tusk
Europe should welcome rather than rebuff U.S. President Donald Trump's call for other NATO members to ramp up their military spending, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, stressing the importance of security to the continent.
EU leaders pressure Starmer to join defence scheme after Trump threatens Nato
Sir Keir Starmer is facing pressure from European leaders to join a €500 billion defence scheme, amid threats to Nato by Donald Trump.
Trump’s Tough Stance Pushes NATO to Rethink Defense Spending and Unity
NATO Faces Pressure to Increase Defense Spending NATO is under renewed scrutiny following U.S. President Donald Trump’s sharp demands for increased defense contributions from European allies. Trump’s call for fairer burden-sharing has reignited debates on financial commitments,
Poland backs Donald Trump on raising Nato spending to 5% of GDP
Warsaw is backing Donald Trump’s demand for Nato countries to spend 5 per cent of GDP on defence even if it will take 10 years for the alliance’s laggards to reach the target, says the Polish defence minister.
Donald Trump aiming to ‘upend’ relationships with NATO countries
Third Way Executive Vice President for Policy Jim Kessler has raised concerns over President Donald Trump’s motivations to “upend” America’s relationships with NATO allies.
Trump aims for NATO to boost defense spending
I’m also going to ask all NATO nations to increase defense spending to 5% of [gross domestic product], which is what it should have been years ago,” he said in remarks given virtually to the. He noted that “most nations didn’t pay until I came along” in his first term in office.
Poland president says Trump's 'comeback' reverses the 'hurt, damage' done by Biden
Poland's president claims the Biden administration "pushed" the European nation out of being a "first-tier" U.S. ally, and ...
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Poland’s sales pitch to Trump: spend, invest and defend
Part of Poland's sales pitch to Trump will be that the country's defence spending largely benefits the US in any case: Warsaw has purchased several hundred Abrams tanks, 32 F-35A fighters, 96 Apache ...
Auschwitz: Poland divided on pledge not to arrest Netanyahu
Earlier this month, the Polish government pledged not to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he attended next Monday's Auschwitz ...
Poland Invites Its US Diaspora To Come Home Amid Trump Deportation Plans
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Tuesday encouraged Poles living in the United States to return to Poland, pledging to facilitate the move a day after US President Donald Trump took office.
‘Preparing diplomatic missions in US for possible deportations’: Poland PM Tusk
Poland is preparing embassies, consulates in US for possible deportations of illegal Polish immigrants, prime minister Donald ...
Transcript: World Stage: Poland with President Andrzej Duda
PRESIDENT DUDA: I had this meeting with Donald Trump in New York in April. MR. IGNATIUS: Yes. PRESIDENT DUDA: That was in April. Not in June.
World leaders from China and Argentina join heads of far-right parties to attend Trump’s inauguration
Guests include Chinese vice president, leaders of Italy, Argentina, Ecuador and heads of European far-right parties ...
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How Poland emerged as a leading defence power
I t has been centuries since Poland was last a great armed power, but the winged hussars are back. When Russia seized Crimea in 2014, Poland’s armed forces were the ninth-biggest in NATO. Today they ...