Jul 06 Trump won spending promises from NATO allies last year. This week, he'll try to enforce them By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The summit comes as Trump's team pushes for NATO members to make even bigger changes that would allow the U.S. to turn its attention from Europe to other parts of the globe. Continue reading
Jul 05 NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands 'loyalty' and not just burden-sharing By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance. Continue reading
Jul 03 NATO commander says Europe has backfilled most gaps from U.S. cutbacks on military equipment By Lorne Cook, Associated Press European allies and Canada scoured their inventories to see what could be offered should one of them come under attack. Continue reading
Jul 02 Europe's leaders close ranks as they face barbs and pressure from Trump By Giada Zampano, Sam McNeil, Associated Press After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed Giorgia Meloni had groveled for his attention, European leaders rallied to Meloni's side. It is the latest example of how the often divisive American president is helping to draw Europe closer together. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Rutte in the Oval Office By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump has renewed his threats to leave the alliance, raising the stakes before the NATO leaders' summit in Turkey next month. But Rutte, who has become known as a Trump whisperer for his ability to charm the president, was looking to appease… Continue reading
Jun 19 Hegseth appears out of step in criticisms of NATO allies By Lorne Cook, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticized NATO allies and announced a Pentagon review of their performance. But Hegseth is mostly telling them things they already know. Continue reading
Jun 03 Poland and Lithuania explore playing bigger role in NATO's nuclear deterrence By Claudia Ciobanu, Sam McNeil, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Poland and Lithuania confirm they are participating in discussions about their potential role in NATO’s nuclear deterrence efforts, which are built around U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe. Continue reading
May 29 Russian drone targeting Ukraine crashes into Romanian apartment building By Stephen McGrath, Nicolae Dumitrache, Associated Press A Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine and then went astray slammed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people in the NATO member country, Romanian authorities said, adding to concerns that the… Continue reading
May 22 NATO allies bewildered by Trump's about-face on U.S. troop moves in Europe By Mark Carlson, Lorne Cook, Associated Press The apparent change of mind came after weeks of statements from Trump and his administration about reducing — not increasing — the U.S. military footprint in Europe. Continue reading
May 22 At NATO meeting, Rubio embarks on another mission to ease tensions with allies By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration had decided to cancel the deployment of thousands of U.S. troops to Poland and Germany, but then the president posted on social media Thursday that “the United States will be sending an additional 5,000 Troops to Poland.”… Continue reading