NATO won't heed Donald Trump’s proposal for a massive hike in defence spending but will likely agree to go beyond its current target, according to officials and analysts.

A push for increased defence spending among NATO members will be a key point at an upcoming summit to be held later this year, Baltic states defence ministers said Wednesday. "For the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague we (Lithuania) advocate that three percent of GDP for investment is the bottom line,

US President-elect Donald Trump said that NATO countries should be spending 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence, up from the current 2% target. "They can all afford it, but they should be at 5% not 2%,

Donald Trump has frequently spoken about the need for NATO allies to increase the amount they spend on defense.

The head of NATO, Mark Rutte is urging EU countries to increase defense spending beyond 2% of GDP. During a debate in the European Parliament, he stressed that current allocations might not suffice in the future.