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Trump proposed that NATO countries spend 4% of GDP on maintaining the alliance
US President Donald Trump has suggested that NATO leaders switch to spending 4% of GDP on the maintenance of the alliance instead of 2%, which is now agreed as a goal for 2024. This was announced by White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders.
It's not clear by when Trump wants NATO nations to increase funding, the Associated Press writes.
- Donald Trump consistently criticizes NATO countries for their insufficient, in his opinion, contribution to the maintenance of the alliance.
- According to NATO estimates, only 15 of the 29 countries of the alliance will spend 2% of GDP on the maintenance of the alliance by 2024, reports Associated Press. Now there are eight such countries.