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

US President-elect Donald Trump wants members of the NATO military alliance to devote five percent of their national output to defence, a demand that has already been rejected as too high by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

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,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful

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.

Scholz is counting on strong relations between the German government and the incoming US administration under president Donald Trump. Soeren Stache/dpa German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is counting on strong relations between the German government and the ...

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

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sits in front of the backdrop of the Reichstag ... (Soeren Stache/dpa via AP) In this picture taken through a window, President-elect Donald Trump, from left, Trump’s pick for the planned Department of Government Efficiency ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz amped up on criticism of US President-elect Donald Trump over the integrity of borders during an animated speech meant to motivate Social Democrats ahead of a federal election next month.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday publicly called out US President-elect Donald Trump over his threat to seize control of Greenland, saying "the inviolability of borders applies to every country.