Pete Hegseth warns NATO allies on defence spending

Pete Hegseth warns NATO allies ‘Uncle Sam’ won’t be ‘Uncle Sucker,’ and Russia-Ukraine war should end ‘quickly as possible’
Two percent is a start, as President Trump has said, but it’s not enough, nor is 3%, nor is 4% — more like 5%,” the defense secretary said in a speech in Brussels.
Pete Hegseth tells NATO that a return to Ukraine's 2014 borders is ‘unrealistic'
Speaking at a NATO meeting in Belgium, the defense secretary said the U.S. would no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship with its allies.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth To NATO: "President Trump Will Not Allow Anyone To Turn Uncle Sam Into Uncle Sucker"
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte briefed reporters on Thursday following a NATO Defense Ministerial meeting in Brussels. Before answering questions, Hegseth told NATO members that they must increase their defense spending from the current 2% of annual GDP.
Europe Can't Turn Uncle Sam Into 'Uncle Sucker,' US Defense Secretary Says
"Make no mistake, President Trump will not allow anyone to turn Uncle Sam into 'Uncle Sucker,'" Hegseth told a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Europe should be primarily responsible for defense on the European continent,
Hegseth message to NATO: Uncle Sam is no ‘Uncle Sucker’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hammered home a message upon arrival at NATO headquarters Thursday that allies need to show more urgency in building up their respective militaries to counter a more aggressive Russia.
NATO is in disarray after the US announces that its security priorities lie elsewhere
Reading the riot act to U.S. allies, Hegseth said that Ukraine will not get all its territory back from Russia and will not ...
Hegseth responds to blowback from Ukraine, NATO remarks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday responded to global blowback to his comments this week that Ukraine should not ...
Hegseth says Ukraine cannot expect return to old borders, NATO membership
Syria's foreign minister was attending an international conference in Paris on Thursday as regional and Western powers seek ...
Ukraine regaining pre-2014 borders is 'unrealistic objective,' Hegseth says in first NATO visit
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said "returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective" during his first ...
Hegseth Says Return to Ukraine’s Pre-2014 Borders Is ‘Unrealistic’
In his first trip abroad, the new U.S. defense secretary told allies, including NATO officials, that a durable peace could ...
Hegseth briefing after meeting NATO defence ministers in Brussels
US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, said Thursday that acknowledging Ukraine's borders would not go back to what they were in ...
Hegseth calls return to old Ukraine borders ‘unrealistic’
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In NATO, the closer to Russia, the more spent on defence
On the eve of a meeting of NATO defence ministers, the alliance's Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that NATO ...