President Donald Trump's critics scoffed at his idea for NATO allies to pay more for their defense. Now, a new deal is in place to achieve that goal.

The United States will supply weapons to Ukraine with NATO footing the bill, President Donald Trump announced on the heels of discussions with the leader of the 32-nation defense bloc.

NATO needs to increase long-range missiles to confront Russia. Last June, they also raised their defense spending target.

Poland and the Baltic states also withdrew from the Ottawa Convention despite pleas from some leaders to maintain decorum in the face of Russian aggression.

President Donald Trump joined a long line of presidents who complained that the NATO countries fail to pay their fair share and therefore take advantage of the United States. In 2014, the European NATO countries agreed to a target of spending 2% of their GDP on defense by 2024.

NATO member defense spending commitments are overdue, writes Bruce Stokes of the German Marshall Fund. But how plausible are they?

Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. President Donald Trump joined a long of presidents who complained that the NATO countries fail […]