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.

DAVOS (Reuters) - NATO is not involved in decisions taken by member states, such as the United States, over hiring in the armed forces based around diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) criteria, said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at Davos on Thursday.

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.

Doanld Trump also highlighted the disparity in financial contributions, noting that the US has spent USD 200 billion more than NATO on the conflict.

The event will be broadcast live on Jan. 23, at 8:30 a.m. EET. The stream will be available via a link and on the NV website. Open the Youtube videoSpeakers at the Ukrainian Breakfast: ・Mark Rutte – NATO Secretary General ・Andrzej Duda – President of Poland ・Edgars Rinkēvičs – President of Latvia ・Alexander Stubb – President of Finland ・Alexander De Croo – Prime Minister of Belgium ・Andrej Plenković – Prime Minister of Croatia The discussion will be moderated by Fareed Zakaria,

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

The returning US leader also wants more money from Nato members, threatened Canada tariffs and talked about the AI race with China.

NATO is under pressure from President Donald Trump to boost its spending, and for its non-US members to take a larger role in European defense. Members have committed to spend 2% of GDP on defense, a threshold many do not meet. Trump wants members to boost spending to as high as 5%, having accused allies of freeloading off the US in the past.

NATO is not involved in decisions taken by member states, such as the United States, over hiring in the armed forces based around diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) criteria, said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at Davos on Thursday.

Donald Trump sparked outrage and mockery after delivering the first major economic speech of his second presidency. The newly inaugurated president spoke Thursday morning at the World Economic Forum in Davos,

U.S. President Trump is to speak to an international audience for the first time after returning into the White House with a speech and Q&A by video conference to the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos on Thursday.