Trump said 5 percent.
During a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, Donald Trump recalled the situation from 1 of the NATO summits, where 1 of the leaders was to ask him if the United States would proceed to defend non-financial states.
Trump pointed out that at the time the request for defence spending was 2% of GDP, although he felt that this threshold should be raised to 5%. He besides expressed the opinion that with 2 percent it was hard to supply effective defense. He added that countries in dangerous regions should spend up to 5%, which he felt all NATO associate could afford.
He besides warned that non-compliant countries could lose US protection due to the fact that "this is how the planet works".
Trump's proposal met mixed reactions in Germany. While many politicians have agreed that increased investment in defence is simply a desirable step, it was recognised erstwhile that reaching 5% of GDP was not realistic. The American leader's initiative was positively assessed by the national defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Less than 5, more than 2
According to the NATO Reuters agency, it did not accept Donald Trump's recently elected US President's proposal to importantly increase defence spending. The associate States of the Alliance agree on the request to increase these investments, but not to 5% of GDP. Experts point out that this level of spending would be unrealistic both politically and economically for most NATO members.
The Italian defence minister Guido Crosetto, in an interview with the Italian press agency, said that reaching 5% of defence spending is now almost impossible for most countries, but stressed that this level would be higher than 2%, which is already the target.
Poland in the lead
It should be noted that no NATO state presently spends 5% of GDP on defence and the US presently spends around 3.3% on it. Poland, unlike Germany, plans to increase defence spending to 4.7% of GDP. Last year it was 4.12%. Estonia ranks second (3.43%), while the 3rd USA (3.38%)
In the context of Trump's words, which fell into Mar-a-Lago, Polish plans for advanced military spending can be met with the designation of the president of the United States. However, it is hard to say clearly whether specified a large percent of defences from Poland is budget neutral for it.
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