President Donald Trump said NATO countries must sharply increase their defense spending, demanding member states push beyond current benchmarks that many of them already struggle to hit.

The U.S. president tells Davos Forum he wants to meet Vladimir Putin soon and has asked Xi Jinping to help stop Ukraine war

Europe braces for Trump as NATO spending hikes and tariff threats loom Europe is preparing itself for US President Donald Trump’s second term, especially his defence policies. In the past Trump threatened to pull out of the NATO alliance if member countries didn’t increase their military spending.

President Donald Trump told the World Economic Forum that America has entered its "Golden Age" during a virtual address.

Trump addressed the World Economic Forum, talking about his election win, denigrating Biden and threatening tariffs on countries that don't bring manufacturing to the U.S.

Trump used Davos to warn Europe, demanding NATO allies raise defence spending to 5% of GDP and threatening tariffs on companies not manufacturing in the US. He linked lower oil prices to ending the Ukraine war and assured LNG exports to Europe would continue.

By Echo Wang, Marwa Rashad and Trevor Hunnicutt DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump demanded OPEC lower oil prices and the world drop interest rates in a speech to global business and political leaders and warned them they will face tariffs if they make their products anywhere but the U.