NATO Director-General says European countries need to do “more, more.”
NATO Executive Director Mark Latte said the Military Alliance European countries have agreed to strengthen their defence spending in the wake of President Donald Trump’s demand for an increase to 5% of GDP.
“Now we’re spending $700 billion on the European side of NATO than before President Trump took office. It’s definitely not enough yet. Latte spoke on Monday in an exclusive interview about the “story.”
“The US is the most important ally within NATO, but on the European side of NATO, it is absolutely right that it is fair to increase spending because we need to do it for our own defense. That’s because it’s fair to balance this with what the US spends on defense.”
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European leaders Emergency Summit in Paris On Monday, we discussed a bilateral meeting with Russian authorities in Saudi Arabia to end the war of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.
Alert Bell set out in Europe after former Fox News co-host Defense Secretary Pete Hegses said last week that Ukraine’s NATO membership was an unrealistic outcome of negotiations. Reconciliation to war Security guarantees must be maintained by “competent and non-European forces.”
“To be clear, there will not be any US troops deployed in Ukraine as part of their security guarantee,” he said.
Critics say Hegses gave up key leverage in negotiations with the US with Russia before the peace began.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses will hold his closing press conference at the end of the Minister of Defense’s meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on February 13, 2025. ((Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images))
Latte told Fox News host Martha McCallum that she has “great trust” in the American team. Leading peace negotiations And it is “no doubt” that Ukraine will be involved.
“We must work together to keep the entire NATO territory safe. But obviously, we must step on this part. We clearly focus our attention on China, and of course, It is fair to ask Europeans to do more in the Middle East so that Europeans can focus their attention on all these regions, including Europe, he said.
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“What the US President is doing, he wants to end this war. He took the initiative to do that,” Butte explained. “The whole process is beginning, and when it started, the Europeans started rattling a bit and complaining that they weren’t involved. They’re now stepping up. They’re I want to act together and participate.”
The NATO executive director said European leaders are working to come up with it. Security Guarantee In Ukraine, if the US does not have boots on the postwar ground.
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He maintains the need for “reliable deterrence” to ensure Russia does not try to take more of Ukraine, and the transaction necessary to ensure that peace is “permanent” and “in the middle.” I explained that it is necessary.