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Euronews (23 January 2025)

Piero Cingari

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.

In his first major international address since returning to the White House, US President Donald Trump made it clear that his second term would see no softening of his stance on trade, defence, or global diplomacy.

Speaking via videoconference at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, Trump issued a stark warning to European allies, demanding higher military spending, vowing to protect US industry with tariffs, and suggesting that lowering oil prices could end the war in Ukraine.

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