NATO is testing its ability to rapidly deploy across eastern Europe — without direct U.S. assistance — as Washington shifts its approach toward European defense and the war in Ukraine.
The intelligence analysis, published after US President Donald Trump returned to the White House with a stated goal of negotiating peace in Ukraine, suggests that under these conditions, Russia's military build-up could rapidly escalate.
President Donald Trump — who has vowed to end the Russia-Ukraine war without detailing how — has been highly critical of European NATO members that fail to meet the alliance’s benchmark of committing 2% of GDP to defense spending.
NATO Touts European Spending on Ukraine as It Awaits Hegseth