Donald Trump has reiterated that the United States will only help protect NATO members from future attacks by Russia under his leadership if it meets NATO spending requirements.

The former Republican president, who is currently running for re-election, said that “the United States pays for 90 percent of NATO’s costs” and claimed that other members of the alliance took financial advantage.

“The United States should pay its fair share, not everyone else’s fair share,” he said in a televised British News interview with former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage.

But he did acknowledge that EU countries such as Poland would be protected from Russian attacks if other member states paid their dues.

Trump also claimed that “hundreds of billions of dollars” had poured in since he took a tough stance against other NATO members months ago.

“Aren’t you going to pay your bill? Then no, I’m not going to pay you, we’re not going to do it,” he said.

Back in February, Trump said he would encourage Russia to “do whatever it wants” against countries that failed to meet defense spending targets of at least 2% of gross domestic product (GDP).

The remarks were widely criticized at the time.

California Congressman Adam Schiff says Trump is “more interested in self-aggrandizement and pleasing others” [Vladimir Putin] instead of protecting our allies” and stating that it is enough Make former Republican President Ronald Reagan “sick.”

Poland is biggest contributor European NATO budget in terms of GDP.

In 2023, the country will spend 3.9% of its GDP (the total value of goods and services produced) on defense, higher than the US’s 3.5% and the UK’s 2%.

Trump also claimed in the interview that the worst geopolitical turmoil of the past few years would not have happened if he had remained in power.

“You won’t have Ukraine, you won’t have Israel,” he told Mr Farage.

Speaking briefly on British politics, Trump confirmed that he had not been in touch with Labor leader Keir Starmer and said such contact would be inappropriate unless he was re-elected.

Trump also accused Prince Harry of showing “enormous disrespect” to Queen Elizabeth II.

Additionally, Trump praised Queen Elizabeth for never making a mistake during her time in office and never naming her favorite prime minister or favorite U.S. president when asked.

“I would say, although she won’t show it because she’s strong and smart, I think they broke her heart,” Trump said.

“The things they said were so terrible, so terrible, and she was in her 90s, and hearing those things I think they broke her heart.”

The British News interview did not touch on Trump’s personal situation.

Mr Trump has until March 25 to pay a $464m (£365m) fine in a civil fraud case.

Recent legal filings show the Republican presidential candidate has encountered “insurmountable difficulties” in raising funds for the punishment.