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Trump wants 5% Nato defence spending target, Europe told
Financial Times ^ | 12/20/2024 | Lucy Fisher in London, Henry Foy in Brussels and Felicia Schwartz in Washington

Posted on 12/20/2024 9:21:50 AM PST by marcusmaximus

Donald Trump’s team has told European officials that the incoming US president will demand Nato member states increase defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP, but plans to continue supplying military aid to Ukraine.

During his White House campaign, Trump vowed to cut off aid to Ukraine, force Kyiv into immediate peace talks, and leave Nato allies undefended if they failed to spend enough on defence — spooking European capitals.

But in a boost for allies deeply concerned over their ability to support and protect Ukraine without Washington’s backing, Trump now intends to maintain US military supplies to Kyiv after his inauguration, according to three other people briefed on the discussions with western officials.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: byefelicia; entanglements; europe; feliciaschwartz; foreignentanglements; henryfoy; lucyfisher; nato; smokinthehopium; trump; ukraine
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1 posted on 12/20/2024 9:21:51 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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IIRC it’s 2% now. It seems that 5% is a big jump. Maybe settle for 3.5%...or even 3%.


2 posted on 12/20/2024 9:24:14 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Art of the deal.


3 posted on 12/20/2024 9:24:42 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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Some in NATO also want to return to Cold War military budgets, Poland is close to 5%.


4 posted on 12/20/2024 9:24:46 AM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Gay State Conservative
IIRC it’s 2% now. It seems that 5% is a big jump. Maybe settle for 3.5%...or even 3%.

It used to be that only the UK spent even 2% (of the NATO countries). And the UK has very little military capability.

5 posted on 12/20/2024 9:28:44 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

It’s five percent or we pull out of NATO,


6 posted on 12/20/2024 9:31:44 AM PST by Kazan
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To: marcusmaximus
Off to a bad start.

NATO must cease to exist. It outlived its usefulness after the Warsaw Pact dissolved.

Hate to say it, but it looks like we're still in for a foreign policy of endless wars.

7 posted on 12/20/2024 9:32:14 AM PST by Salman (In Hell it is a punishable offense not to call it Heaven.)
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To: Kazan
Donald Trump’s team has told European officials that the incoming US president will demand Nato member states increase defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP, but plans to continue supplying military aid to Ukraine.
8 posted on 12/20/2024 9:32:50 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: Kazan
Trump now intends to maintain US military supplies to Kyiv after his inauguration
9 posted on 12/20/2024 9:33:52 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

this guy is the jack hammer of freedom


10 posted on 12/20/2024 9:34:28 AM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: marcusmaximus

I’d rather see this kind of leveraged approach than to just yank everything and see what happens. FAFO isn’t always the best approach. But getting the EU countries to step up is essential and he’s the only one who will do it.


11 posted on 12/20/2024 9:35:28 AM PST by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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Why would Ukraine need military aid after Trump takes office. He’s going to end the war on Inauguration Day, right? Or the day after.


12 posted on 12/20/2024 9:36:11 AM PST by Kathy in OC
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To: Salman

Leveraging to keep the cost to American taxpayers down are they willing to do that it would devastate their welfare states.


13 posted on 12/20/2024 9:37:10 AM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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To: bigbob

Putin’s unhinged nuke threats and missile duel nonsense didn’t intimidate President Trump.


14 posted on 12/20/2024 9:37:58 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

How much do we spend? I have no idea.


15 posted on 12/20/2024 9:38:17 AM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: Gay State Conservative

No. Go for five.


16 posted on 12/20/2024 9:38:43 AM PST by ealgeone
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To: Kathy in OC

Putin is unstable.


17 posted on 12/20/2024 9:38:49 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: Kazan

They’ll agree to five but won’t honor it.


18 posted on 12/20/2024 9:39:00 AM PST by Starboard
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To: Kazan

С Новым годом!


19 posted on 12/20/2024 9:40:47 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

“according to three other people briefed on the discussions with western officials.”

More unnamed sources.


20 posted on 12/20/2024 9:42:34 AM PST by McGruff
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