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The thinking is that NATO wanted to have a force that is ready, that is flexible, that can operate across the five domains — air, sea, land, but indeed cyber and space — in a way that ensures it answers the (needs) of defending the alliance, but also deterring (conflict),
There is no replacement for hard power,
he said, after warning that Our partners must do far more for Europe's defence. We must make NATO great again, ... President Trump
Hegseth told reporters after the talks in Brussels, warning Ultimately, we have our own budgetary considerations to be had,
We have to take into account that this is a family,
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur told reporters ahead of Thursday’s meeting, referring to the NATO alliance The reason why European leaders are so hurt over Trump is that the U.S. has stopped pretending to see Europe as a meaningful player on geopolitical affairs,
No decision has been made on troop levels [in Europe], that’s a discussion to be had by the commander in chief,
he added, referring to a planned review of global U.S. military deployment A majority of European countries do not want to lose face and are still not thinking in terms of the new Trump framework,
said a European official, My message will be very clear that in this family, we are standing shoulder to shoulder … protecting and defending ourselves,
For decades, Europeans, as good USA vassals, required a certain decorum in how they were treated, at least publicly, as if it was an article of the feudal contract,
But there is a recognition that the ambitions of the Communist Chinese are a threat to free people everywhere, ... it makes a lot of sense … to use our comparative advantages: European countries spending here in defense of this continent against an aggressor on this continent.”
We always knew a call would happen soon and teams are consulting each other,
Pete Hegseth said in Stuttgart that there are no plans to reduce troop levels. At the same time, the U.S. [has been] quite irritated for a long time … that they’re spending more than NATO’s European allies and Canada, so we need to do more,
We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskiy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now,
Trump said in a post on his social media platform We, as a sovereign country, simply will not be able to accept any agreements without us,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told reporters in Ukraine I think it would be fair to say that things like future funding, either less or more, could be on the table in negotiations,
he told reporters, ... adding he Make no mistake, President Trump will not allow anyone to turn Uncle Sam into 'Uncle Sucker,
Hegseth told a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels Any quick fix is a dirty deal,
European foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told reporters at NATO headquarters earlier in the day Either we are within the parameters of a discussion that will genuinely bring peace through strength, or, on the contrary, it will be peace through weakness,
It's a crucial moment of truth,
Lecornu told reporters ahead of a NATO meeting in Brussels
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