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Hegseth tells Europe to spend on defence as US presence may not last forever
WARSAW (Reuters) -European countries need to invest now in defence because it is not possible to assume that the United States' presence on the continent will last forever, U.S. Defense Secretary ...
Three weeks later, White House endorses Hegseth’s ‘rookie mistake’
Remember when Pete Hegseth’s line on Ukraine was panned as a “rookie mistake”? His error has apparently become the official ...
Other voices: Trump team made mistakes, but Europe needs to take heed
In general Europeans are glumly conceding the Trump team has a point, at least on Ukraine and defense matters.
Why Europe has 300,000 extra reasons to worry about a war with Russia, without US support?
As Europe faces a future where American military support is uncertain, the continent is being forced to rethink its security ...
Hegseth’s proposed Pentagon cuts, firing of generals
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed senior Pentagon officials and military leaders to forge plans that would result in an 8 percent cut to the defense budget for each year over the next five ...