Trump now intends to maintain US military supplies to Kyiv after his inauguration, but will demand NATO more than double its 2 per cent spending target.

President-elect Donald Trump's foreign policy team told European officials that he will insist NATO allies increase defense spending to 5 percent of their economic output, according to a Friday report from the Financial Times.

A new body will assume responsibility for Ukraine aid, which one general called "a good day for Ukraine and a good day for NATO."

It comes amid concerns the Republican president-elect would cease military aid to Ukraine after he takes office in January.

Three sources familiar with the negotiations with Western officials said that Trump plans to continue U.S. military supplies to Ukraine after taking office. The publication notes that this move would reassure U.