Printed £300bn Nato invoice Handed to Angel Merkel By Donald Trump

President Donald Trump Roughly calculate Germany’s under-spend on alliance over the past 12 years, then calculate their total value interest 

Angela Merkel will reportedly ignore Donald Trump’s attempts to extricate £300bn from Germany for what he deems to be owed contributions to Nato. 

President  Donald Trump  said to have had an “invoice” printed out outlining the sum estimated by his aides as covering Germany’s unpaid contributions for defense

Which Is Said to be presented during private talks in Washington, the move has been met with criticism from German and Nato officials.

While the figure presented to the Germans was not revealed by either side, Nato countries pledged in 2014 to spend two per cent of their GDP on defence, something only a handful of nations – including the UK, Greece, Poland and Estonia – currently do

But the bill has been predate even further to 2002, the year Mrs Merkel’s predecessor, Gerhard Schröder, plighted to spend more on defence.

Mr Trump reportedly instructed aides to calculate how much German spending fell below two per cent over the past 12 years, then added interest. 

Estimates suggest the total came to £300bn, with official figures citing the shortfall to be around £250bn plus £50bn in interest added on.  

The Times quoted a German government minister as saying the move was “outrageous”. 

The unnamed minister said: “The concept behind putting out such demands is to intimidate the other side, but the Chancellor took it calmly and will not respond to such provocations.”

And the paper quoted a source close to Mrs Merkel saying she has “ignored the provocation”.

The bill follows a disastrous meeting between the pair earlier this month, characterised by Mr Trump’s refusal to shake his peer’s hand