U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte discussed the importance of having "capable" defense allies and "real" burden sharing during a call this week,

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was not sure the United States should be spending anything on NATO, telling reporters the U.S. was protecting NATO members, but they were "not protecting us.

Current and former European and U.S. officials have raised concerns about some of President Donald Trump’s picks for top intelligence posts.

President also plans to ask for "financial contribution" for maintenance of remaining troops, European diplomatic source said.

No NATO member has reached a 5% target suggested by Trump, including Washington under the administration of his predecessor Joe Biden. Polish President Andrzej Duda fully supported Trump's call ...

European countries have ramped up defense budgets since Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022. And many leaders have said the increased spending must continue to counter the growing military threat from Moscow.

Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security would be challenging

Now men will go content with what we spoiled. Or, discontent, boil bloody, and be spilled. - Wilfred Owen, “Strange Meeting” (1919)  There have been

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and could cost trillions of dollars to re

The US President is also said to have spoken of his 'respect and affection for the Royal Family '. Mr Trump and his British counterpart Sir Keir Starmer agreed to meet 'soon'.