Europe must stop relying on America for defence and rebuild its own capabilities, a senior executive at aerospace giant Airbus has warned.

As NATO ushers in the new year, it faces an array of challenges. The alliance needs to decide how to strengthen its defenses against Russia, support Ukraine and deal with an unpredictable US President Donald Trump.

During his first administration, Trump said in 2018 that the defense spending goal for NATO should be doubled to 4 percent. While on the campaign trail in the lead-up to the 2024 election, he also accused NATO of relying too much on U.S. contributions.

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,

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.

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House ... was constructed largely to counteract the influence of Russia. In the past, Trump has criticized NATO, saying it relies too heavily on American money and military strength.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is expecting new pressure from US President-elect Donald Trump about the comparatively low defence spending of European allies including Germany. "He will want us to do more,

Comments by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that dismissed the idea of speaking to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump about Ukraine’s endeavor to join NATO have been presented out of context online.

As the old year gives way to the new and a new American president is about to come to power with a mandate to make America great again (MAGA) it is interesting to predict how he plans to make such a transformation of the world’s only superpower.

Donald Trump has said he will require NATO countries to spend at least five per cent of their GDP on defence. The US president-elect's team told European officials that the bloc would have to more ...

Donald Trump wants NATO countries to increase their defense spending to more than double the current target, the Financial Times and the Telegraph reported. According to the reports, Trump's team has told European officials that the U.S. president-elect ...

Two top Canadian Cabinet ministers are visiting Palm Beach to talk border security and trade with officials in the incoming Donald Trump administration as Trump threatens tariffs on all Canadian products.