The Czech premier said Wednesday that aiming to spend three percent of GDP on defence was "realistic", a day after US President-Elect Donald Trump urged NATO members to raise spending. Trump on Tuesday pushed NATO members to boost defence spending to five percent of GDP,

His comments echo previous demands made by incoming US President Donald Trump that Nato countries should spend 4% of their national income on defence - double the current target of 2%. A major Nato exercise will begin in Eastern Europe in mid-January,

NATO members should spend 5% of their GDP on defense up from the current 2% target, incoming US President Donald Trump has said.Addressing journalists at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said most NATO members are not paying their fair share.

Donald Trump, the newly elected president, suggested on Tuesday that NATO members allocate 5% of their GDP to defence-related issues. He also expressed optimism that the conflict in Ukraine could be concluded within six months and blamed Joe Biden's policy,

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US President-elect Donald Trump said that NATO countries should be spending 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence, up from the current 2% target. "They can all afford it, but they should be at 5% not 2%,