Europe is staring down the barrel of a stark new reality where the United States being the backbone of NATO – the alliance that has guaranteed the continent’s security since 1949 for almost 80 years – is no longer a given.

President Donald Trump says Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday to sign a minerals deal that will closely tie the two countries together for years to come

He told Congress that night he wanted NATO members to spend more on their armed forces, wanted trade to be “fair” as well as free, and wanted foreign countries in crises to be

President Trump doubled down Thursday on his opposition to Ukraine joining the NATO military alliance as he prepares to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday.

President Trump on Thursday suggested the United States may not defend NATO allies that have not contributed enough to defense spending, casting doubt on a core aspect of the alliance. “Well,

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday the UK will pump up its military spending to 2.5% of its GDP by 2027, blasting Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “tyrant” as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine entered its fourth year.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Britain’s King Charles Sunday as European leaders rallied in support of the Ukrainian president after his dustup with U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D.

The public breakdown also signals a major crisis looming between European members of Nato and the US. There will be many more doubts and questions about the US commitment to European security outside Ukraine.

Aircraft carriers deployed by the United States and its NATO ally France made port calls in the Western Pacific Ocean this week, visiting South Korea and Singapore, respectively.