Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 21/03/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Europe’s biggest military powers are drawing up plans to take on greater responsibilities for the continent’s defence from the United States. The United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Nordic countries are among those engaged in informal but structured discussions that would reshape the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) security bloc. Bloomberg News reported on Friday that NATO will ask Europe and Canada to boost its weapons and equipment stockpiles by 30 percent. “We’re starting those talks but it’s such a big task that many are overwhelmed by the scale of it,” the report said. Some officials still believe Trump is just making some rhetoric, and that he does not really intend to make significant changes in the alliance. Others are asking whether Europe can still trust the US under Trump.
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