NATO is in disarray after the US announces that its security priorities lie elsewhere

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

NATO is in disarray after the US announces that its security priorities lie elsewhere

By LORNE COOK
Updated 7:26 AM EST, February 13, 2025

BRUSSELS (AP) — In just one speech by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week, the most powerful member of NATO has thrown the world’s biggest military alliance into disarray, raising troubling questions about America’s commitment to European security.

Hegseth told almost 50 of Ukraine ’s Western backers on Wednesday that he had joined their meeting “to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States of America from being primarily focused on the security of Europe.”

“The United States faces consequential threats to our homeland. We must — and we are — focusing on security of our own borders,” he said.

Reading the riot act to U.S. allies, Hegseth said that Ukraine will not get all its territory back from Russia and will not be allowed to join NATO, which would provide the ultimate security guarantee to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin never attacks it again.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/nato-us-europeans-ukraine-security-russia-hegseth-d2cd05b5a7bc3d98acbf123179e6b391

[2naSalit]

1. Bullshit...

NATO is NOT in disarray.

They saw this coming and they also, as not reported here - check WaPo, he was handed his ass and TOLD he was not impressing anyone and that protection of Ukraine would continue. He sang a different song after that.

NATO and Biden saw this coming and have been making adjustments to handle the offsets of the orangeanus regime.

AP seems to be trying to make amends for being thrown out of the press corps.

[Lovie777]

2. NATO is not in disarray..............................

If anything it is the fucked up shithole musk republicans that are which is causing so much pain and suffering in the USA.

[Whyisthisstillclose]

3. It actually seems to me that the European members of NATO

were more than ready for Dump. I think they are more unified than ever. The US is the outlier. Their combined GDP can more than handle the defense of Ukraine if they need to.