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NATO in 'crisis mode' as alliance members warned to 'step up' amid Russia threats
The head of NATO has told members of the defensive alliance that they urgently need to ramp up their defence spending, as the alliance is in a "crisis mode" amid Russian threats
NATO chief 'very happy' with Trump's sanctions threat to Russia
NATO's Secretary-General Mark Rutte hailed newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump's warning on Wednesday that Russia could expect more tariffs and sanctions if it did not end the war in Ukraine.
NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance's credibility
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world's biggest military alliance and could cost trillions of dollars to restore the organization's credibility.
NATO Warns Russian Victory Would Cost Allies Trillions
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned that restoring the alliance's credibility after a Russian victory in Ukraine could require trillions of dollars.
Politico Europe18h
NATO’s Rutte: Trump ‘is right’ that Europe’s defense spending is a ‘problem’
Transatlantic military alliance chief echoes Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in stinging remarks at the World Economic Forum.
El País in English11h
Trump calls on NATO countries to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP and accuses the EU of treating the US ‘very badly’
The U.S. president tells Davos Forum he wants to meet Vladimir Putin soon and has asked Xi Jinping to help stop Ukraine war
US Envoy Tells NATO Chief Allies Must Pay 'Fair Share' Before Expansion
NATO allies must pay their "fair share" on defence before considering enlarging the alliance, a US presidential envoy said Thursday, as NATO's chief said members will need to ramp up defence spending.
Not sure if US should be spending anything on Nato, says Donald Trump
Washington finances 15.8 per cent of the 32-member military alliance's yearly expenditure of around $3.5 billion, joint-largest share, alongside Germany
Trump heads back to Davos, this time virtually, for elite World Economic Forum gathering
U.S. President Trump is to speak to an international audience for the first time after returning into the White House with a speech and Q&A by video conference to the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos on Thursday.
Sanchez says Spain pulling its weight in NATO after Trump criticism of defence spending
Spain is a "reliable partner" in NATO, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump criticised Madrid for falling short on its financial contributions to the defence alliance.
Trump says not sure US should be spending anything on Nato
He tells reporters the US is protecting Nato members, but they are "not protecting us." Read more at straitstimes.com.
Trump promises Davos oligarchs lowest corporate tax rate “of any nation on Earth”
The US President appeared Thursday at a virtual panel at the World Economic Forum, the annual global meeting of bankers and oligarchs, in which he coupled threats of trade war with promises to slash the US corporate tax rate,