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They can all afford it."
In January, Trump urged Nato's European members to spend 5% of their national income on defence, external, telling reporters The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement,
To be clear, ... as part of any security guarantee, there will not be U.S. troops deployed to Ukraine."
We have to get used to any kind of statements. Our position has always remained unchanged. We want to be a NATO country. We will be a NATO country,
We're maintaining our defence potential and we're capable of doing so. We have our own priorities and we draw all conclusions together with our people,
We, as a NATO alliance, to which he also gave the firmest possible continuing commitment, have always been clear that Ukraine's rightful place is in NATO.
We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine
Speaking earlier, Mr Hegseth had told the Brussels meeting We did more on Ukraine and will do more, we did more on defence spending and will do more.
I think all the participants of today's meeting are interested in this. For a good outcome of the peace talks is a victory for the West and also for the United States,
the Polish defence minister added If there is no consent from the most important NATO member state, then there is no reason to hold out hope for this invitation to materialise or fall from the sky,
Our message is clear: The bloodshed must stop and this war must end,
Hegseth said in an address to the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which includes all 32 members of NATO as well as other backers of Kyiv Hegseth has said very clearly today that from now onwards, the Europeans have to understand that given the stark geopolitical developments globally, the Americans won’t be primarily focused on Europe’s security,
As we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the war with Russia/Ukraine,
Trump said in a social media post, We will only end this devastating war – and establish a durable peace – by coupling allied strength with a realistic assessment of the battlefield.”
[It ... It was] a departure from what NATO and the Europeans were looking forward to hearing from the Americans today,
Secretary Hegseth, we hear you,
said Britain's defence minister John Healey in a brief response As the United States prioritises its attention to these threats, European allies must lead from the front,
We need to do a lot more so we have what we need to deter and defend. And so that there is more equitable burden sharing,
Instead, any security guarantee must be backed by capable European and non-European troops,
