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 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.
Donald Trump has resurfaced an old position of his, that the US should take over Greenland, hours after also threatening to seize the Panama Canal.
NATO members could make a short-term pledge to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP, moving to 3% by 2030, according to the Financial Times.
President-elect Donald Trump was elected to get things done, and voters expect him to focus on issues such as lowering the cost of living, securing the border, and improving public safety, while Democrats should work with Trump to advance real solutions to these issues.
Barring any last-minute sabotage from the West (again), it appears the Ukrainian president might have just “blinked.”
Gideon Rachman talks to Alexander Gabuev of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Jeremy Shapiro of the European Council on Foreign Relations and Karin von Hippel of the Royal United Services Institute
At least one person killed and six wounded as Putin launches more than 70 missiles at Ukraine on Christmas Day
John Yoo, a former clerk for conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and the former deputy assistant attorney general, warned on a podcast this week that Donald Trump may cause a "constitutional earthquake" with some of his suggested plans once he takes office.