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Hegseth calls NATO membership for Ukraine unrealistic
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also dismissed deploying U.S. troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force.
By Tara Copp, AP
US condemns Iranian missile launch, pushes Europe to impose sanctions
"It is a grave and escalating threat, and nations around the world ... need to do everything they can," U.S. official says.
Bipartisan bill would block Trump from quitting NATO without Senate’s OK
The bills are the latest moves by Congress to reaffirm support for NATO in the wake of Trump’s polarizing performance at a NATO summit in Brussels.
By Joe Gould
Lawmakers grill Pompeo over Trump-Putin summit, NATO
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that President Donald Trump has mischaracterized NATO allies as paying their bills or owing the United States.
By Joe Gould
NATO insists it’s united as Trump lashes allies over budgets
NATO leaders pledged Thursday to stand united against foes like Russia despite a tumultuous summit that saw U.S. President Donald Trump rip into his allies for failing to boost defense spending, casting a dark cloud over the world’s biggest security alliance.
US Senate votes to defend NATO as Trump attacks alliance
President Trump's verbal attacks on NATO set off a flurry of legislative activity in the US Senate aimed at expressing support for the beleaguered alliance.
By Joe Gould
Trump says Putin meeting may be ‘easiest’ of Europe tour. Could he be right?
The meeting between the U.S. and Russian presidents will be closely watched to see whether Trump will rebuke or embrace Putin, and what sort of deal they might strike.
By Joe Gould
Trump rips NATO members ahead of summit
It's "not fair" that America spends more on NATO than allies, the president tweeted ahead of the Brussels summit.
By Joe Gould
Off to Europe: Trump to meet worried NATO heads, then Putin
With the established global order on shaky footing, President Donald Trump’s weeklong trip to Europe will test already strained bonds with some of the United States’ closest allies, then put him face to face with the leader of the country whose electoral interference was meant to help put him in office.
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press