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Hegseth tells Europe to spend on defence as US presence may not last forever
WARSAW (Reuters) -European countries need to invest now in defence because it is not possible to assume that the United States' presence on the continent will last forever, U.S. Defense Secretary ...
Three weeks later, White House endorses Hegseth’s ‘rookie mistake’
Remember when Pete Hegseth’s line on Ukraine was panned as a “rookie mistake”? His error has apparently become the official ...
Pete Hegseth lifts weights with troops in Germany, rules out sending US troops to Ukraine
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday flatly ruled out the possibility of dispatching US troops to Ukraine to fend off Russian invaders — as the war approaches its third year. Hegseth, 44, ...
Hegseth’s proposed Pentagon cuts, firing of generals: What to know
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed senior Pentagon officials and military leaders to forge plans that would result ...
Why Europe has 300,000 extra reasons to worry about a war with Russia, without US support?
As Europe faces a future where American military support is uncertain, the continent is being forced to rethink its security ...
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Pentagon's Hegseth bold budget slash faces congressional storm
Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth has ordered the preparation of plans to cut the defense budget by 8% annually over five years, ...
Hegseth’s proposed Pentagon cuts, firing of generals
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed senior Pentagon officials and military leaders to forge plans that would result in an 8 percent cut to the defense budget for each year over the next five ...
Hegseth orders major Pentagon spending cuts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is directing Pentagon agencies and the military to cut their budgets by 8 percent as part of a ...
Other voices: Trump team made mistakes, but Europe needs to take heed
In general Europeans are glumly conceding the Trump team has a point, at least on Ukraine and defense matters.