Trump defends NATO statements: Alliance partners “only pay a fraction”. Former commander of the US Army in Europe, Ben Hodges, delivered a scathing verdict on Trump's NATO statements.

Germany has also reported planned defense spending of two percent of gross domestic product for the first time in three decades. “Epic detonation” in Ukraine: Speculation about new super rocket read “If you don’t want us as Bavaria …”: Söder threatens to leave the Federal Republic of Germany – and calls for compulsory military service.