Under pressure from Trump and with Russia menacing, Germany's incoming leader plans to revamp the country's defense posture.

President Donald Trump has long advocated for NATO allies to ramp up defense spending to between 2% to 5% gross domestic ...

Across Europe, leaders for years have promised to ramp up defense spending, though progress has been slow. NATO in 2014 set a target that each member dish out 2 percent of its GDP on defense by 2024.

WASHINGTON − The new head of NATO and President Donald Trump agree on one thing: European member states should be paying more for their defense. Seated next to Trump in the Oval Office on ...

President Trump said Thursday that NATO had to remain “strong” — as the military alliance’s top official praised him for ...

NATO Secretary-General Tells Trump He's Motivating Alliance Members to Spend More on Defense WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte laid on the praise for President Donald Trump on ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte lauded President Donald Trump’s efforts to push NATO allies to increase defense spending, amid efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Trump has long advocated for ...

Last year, NATO’s outgoing Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said a record 23 of NATO’s 32 member nations had hit the military alliance’s defense spending target.

WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte laid on the praise for President Donald Trump on Thursday as the two met in the Oval Office at a time when the president’s comments have ...