The military alliance has been increasing its forces along its eastern flank with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, deploying thousands of troops and equipment

Trump has said members of the military alliance should spend 5% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defence – a huge increase from the current 2% goal and a level that no NATO country, including the United States, currently achieves. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

While Canada’s spending on defence is less than 2 per cent, no NATO member spends as much as what Trump is requesting

Trump declared dozens of times that he would have a deal in place between Ukraine and Russia on his first day in office, if not before. His advisers now concede the war will take months to resolve. "I really would like to be able to meet with President Putin soon to get that war ended,

President Donald Trump told reporters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to negotiate a deal with Russia to end the "ridiculous war."