Unclear if the 2027 deadline is Trump policy or just Pentagon views amid deep Washington divisions
A soldier installs a MELLS Military system on a Marder tank as the Marder fighting vehicle company of the Armoured Infantry Brigade 37 takes part in NATO's high-readiness task force in Marienberg, Germany, January 12, 2023.PHOTO: REUTERS
The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO’s conventional defence capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week — a tight deadline that struck some European officials as unrealistic.
The message, recounted by five sources familiar with the discussion, including a US official, was conveyed at a meeting in Washington this week of
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