German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has insisted that he is committed to NATO spending, but he says Donald Trump's demands are too high. One other NATO member, however, has welcomed the incoming US president's suggestion.

Other German politicians have equally rebuked US President-elect Donald Trump over his demand that NATO's European members should more than double their defence spending.

Chancellor Scholz says spending 5% of GDP on defense would require Germany to allocate more than €200 billion ($204 billion) annually on military expenditures - Anadolu Ajansı

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected a demand from United States President-elect Donald Trump that members of the NATO military alliance should increase their defense spending to at least 5 percent of their gross domestic product.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region.

Trump has expressed renewed interest in the U.S. taking control of Greenland, going so far as to refusing to rule out military intervention.

France and Germany have warned Donald Trump against threatening Greenland after the US president-elect refused to rule out using military force to seize Denmark's autonomous territory

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful, and suggested that expansionist comments by President-elect Donald Trump are meeting with “incomprehension” among European leaders.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday dismissed incoming US president Donald Trump's demands that Germany and other NATO allies spend at least 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence. "Five percent would be over €200 billion ($204 billion) per year,

Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Baltic Sentry will include frigates and maritime patrol aircraft, as well as a small fleet of naval drones.

(Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, front left, and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, front right, talk during a summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced ... including “remotely operated vehicles” and drones. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in separate remarks to reporters that Germany ...