More expenses: as Trump and Baidena teams discussed weapons supply to Ukraine

This discussion is conducted on the background of possible increase in the defense expenditures of NATO countries from 2% of GDP to 5%, which Donald Trump said. The details of the agreement were reported on January 23 by Defense One. It is noted that in 2014 at the NATO summit set a target of 2% of GDP. Later, in 2018, Trump threatened with the exit of the Alliance, demanding an increase in costs.

In the summer of 2024, he voiced the target of 3%, which was also spoken by NATO Secretary General Angus Lepsley. However, 5%have been discussed recently, although it can be reduced to 3. 5%in negotiations. "I am also going to ask all NATO countries to increase defense costs to 5 percent of GDP, which should happen many years ago," Trump said in the forum in Davos.

Interestingly, against the backdrop of the statements of the new US President to end the war in Ukraine, the former high -ranking official of the White House reported that they were discussing the plan that the United States would continue to supply weapons to Ukraine and the expenses will be offset by the Alliance. "In fact, the American defense-industrial base should continue to support the fight if Ukraine is going to stay in it. Defense One journalists.

Thus, a significant increase in NATO defensive costs can not only support Ukraine, but also promote security in Europe. At the same time, both Baiden team and the Trump team agree that further assistance to Ukraine is needed, but the role of European allies in this process should increase.

"I would just say that there are real voices within the Trump team that would like to see the continuation of Ukraine's support, but at the same time they also remember that they do not want it to happen at the expense of US taxpayers," the interlocutor finished. Recall that US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Foxnews that Ukraine should not be defended when Russia began a full -scale invasion of February 24, 2022.