“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ratcheted up pressure on European NATO allies, warning that the U.S. will review its military presence on the continent and would cut its payments to the alliance’s operating budget if Europeans didn’t meet their commitment to boost military spending,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Hegseth Announces Review of U.S. Forces in Europe
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