Reuters: Washington urges Europe to take over NATO’s key defense capabilities by 2027

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The Reuters agency, with reference to representatives of the Pentagon, reports that the United States calls on European NATO allies to effectively take over the conventional defense of the Alliance by 2027 – including intelligence and missile capabilities.

Source: “European truth” with reference to Reuters

Details: Shifting this burden from the US to the European members of NATO will fundamentally change the way the United States engages with its most important military partners.

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According to Reuters sources, such a signal was conveyed this week at a meeting in Washington of Pentagon officials who oversee NATO policy and several European delegations. For Europeans, such a short term seemed unrealistic.

At the meeting, Pentagon officials noted that Washington is unhappy with the steps Europe has taken to strengthen its defense capabilities after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

U.S. officials have told their counterparts that if Europe does not comply by 2027, the U.S. may end participation in some NATO defense coordination mechanisms, the sources said.

We will remind:

• On December 4, the US published a new national security strategy, which emphasizes the desire to ensure that NATO is not perceived as an “ever-expanding alliance”.
• The USA also admits that Germany may in the future take command of NATO forces in Europe.

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