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What I'm urging my European colleagues to do is to put on the television and sometimes listen to the senior American leadership when it comes to NATO,
It is staggering the amount of billions coming in. It —you have to compare this to the days of the Cold War, when you look at the overall defense spending now being ramped up in Europe,
Marco Rubio this week basically repeated what President Trump has said three times now on television: that the U.S. is completely committed to NATO, is completely committed to Article 5,
The ball clearly is in the court of the Russians,
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in an interview that will air on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" Sunday Russians also have to dance the tango, and at this moment they don't seem to do so,
Rutte said, while the Ukrainians "are really close to the American position." I'm not saying it doesn't have an impact on individual allies, but it does not have an impact on the alliance,
said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in an interview recorded Friday with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." We will know from their answers very soon whether they are serious about proceeding with real peace or whether it's a delay tactic. Now we've reached the stage where we need to make progress."
Rubio, who is attending a NATO conference in Brussels, told reporters Friday I spoke with Marco Rubio, I'm in regular contact with the other members of the American administration. I think you guys are really trying, step-by-step, to get to a situation where this war can end,
Rutte said, before questioning Russia's commitment to the process The agenda is not for the US to leave NATO or to leave Europe, the US is here. They will pivot more towards Asia, so that might, over time, mean that they have to rebalance,
I assume and I expect that will be done in the spirit of no surprises,
If you ask me, personally, I would say there's also a threat. I know NATO language is a bit more careful,
Article Five, he has not undercut. He has committed to NATO, he has committed to Article Five,
Rutte told AFP in an interview When it comes to the issues I'm focused on, and that is Ukraine, that is NATO territory, we are really on one page,
I think you now need to get to a number, potentially, be it in hard billions or a percentage, but then also a pathway together,
I know there has been some tough language. I know that there have been allies, for example, this side of the pond being worried about the long-term commitment of the U.S. to NATO, ... The Americans have stated again and again, ‘We are committed to NATO. We are committed to Article 5.'
We all understand and feel the profound change in the international relations and in this situation the Czech policy is to keep America as much as possible involved in European security,
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský told POLITICO It becomes a little complicated to demand things from us after one launches a trade war, after we are humiliated and insulted all the time,
he said before a meeting with Rubio I think we should zoom out from Greenland.”
Rutte danced around the threat the U.S. poses to Greenland, a part of the Danish Kingdom, saying At a time of significant security challenges, first things come first — we are of course prioritizing security and defense,
said Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže, whose country aims to raise its defense spending to 5 percent of GDP by 2028 Thanks for helping us hit 5 percent targets by crashing the world economy,
a member of the French delegation told their U.S. counterpart during the closed-door meeting, according to an official granted anonymity to speak on the sensitive discussions, who was present in the room
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