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U.S. Allies at NATO Focus on Europe as the Trump Administration Steps Back

European NATO allies launch Arctic Sentry and increase defense spending as U.S. reduces troops and command roles, shifting conventional defense leadership to Europe.

  • U.S. allies at NATO are focusing more on Europe's defense as the Trump administration steps back from leading the alliance.
  • European countries and Canada have to buy American weapons to donate to Ukraine now that U.S. supplies have dried up under Trump.
  • Britain announced an extra $682 million in urgent air defense for Ukraine, while Sweden will fund more American weapons purchases.
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Europe's NATO allies today dismissed concerns that the US has abdicated its leadership role in the world's largest security organization, leaving it and Canada to do the bulk of Europe's defense work.

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By LORNE COOK BRUSSELAS (AP) — The European allies in NATO left aside on Thursday the concerns that the United States has taken a step back in its leadership role in the world’s largest security organization, which would leave them and Canada with most of the burden of defending Europe. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not attend Thursday’s meeting of defense ministers at the headquarters of the military alliance in Brussels. His absence…

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