Trump wants to hear how allies plan to boost defence spending, NATO envoy says

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Trump wants to hear how allies plan to boost defence spending, NATO envoy says  Trump insists NATO members should commit to spending at least 5% of GDP on defence, but that would require investment at an unprecedented scale.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/13/trump-wants-to-hear-how-allies-plan-to-boost-defence-spending-nato-envoy-says  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The Trump administration wants clarity on how other NATO members plan to boost their

00:06defense spending to 5% of their GDP. The U.S. ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker,

00:13insisted 5% is a necessity, as the alliance is facing significant threats.

00:18He, however, did not elaborate on what those threats were.

00:23When Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine entered its second year in 2023,

00:29NATO members had agreed to spend at least 2% of their GDP on national defense budgets.

00:36U.S. President Donald Trump has previously cast doubt over whether the U.S. would defend

00:42allies that spend too little. However, some countries have become uneasy about Trump's

00:47links to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Leaders are now expected to establish a new

00:54goal ahead of the Hague NATO summit in June.

00:59And, you know, the U.S. consigles, what they want to do or the U.S. would defend

01:01their own budget agency to fight with their own budget.

01:04You know, this is not a certain case for the U.S. of the U.S.

01:05of the U.S. to the U.S. guards, but it's not a certain case for the U.S.

01:07of the U.S. to the U.S. to the U.S. that they support their defense.

01:08The U.S. is a regional system of the U.S. and powers that will provide the U.S. to the U.S.

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