Babiš: Czechs unlikely to meet NATO spending target but support for Trump advantage

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš says Czechia is unlikely to reach spending of 2 percent of GDP on defence, which is has committed to as a NATO member, but that his support for US Donald Trump could prove beneficial. In an interview published by the Financial Times on Sunday, Mr. Babiš said that being one of the last leaders in the region to openly back Mr. Trump could prove an advantage, adding that he was a “Trumpist”.

The Czech government was criticised over the fact that the 2026 state budget includes defence spending below 2 percent of GDP, including by the US ambassador to Prague and the Czech president.