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US, ultimatum to Europe: You must take control of NATO by 2027

2025-12-05 20:02:58Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
US, ultimatum to Europe: You must take control of NATO by 2027
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The United States wants Europe to take over most of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington, a short deadline that some European officials found unrealistic. The message, given by five sources familiar with the matter, including a U.S. official, was conveyed at a meeting in Washington this week of the Pentagon staff that oversees NATO policy and several European delegations, Reuters reported .

Shifting this burden from the US to the European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would dramatically change the way the United States, a founding member of the post-war alliance, cooperates with its most important military partners.

At the meeting, Pentagon officials indicated that Washington was still not satisfied with the steps Europe has taken to increase its defense capabilities since Russia's expanded invasion of Ukraine in 2022. US officials told their counterparts that if Europe fails to meet the 2027 deadline, the US could stop participating in some NATO defense coordination mechanisms.

Some officials on Capitol Hill are aware of and concerned about the Pentagon's message to Europeans, a US official said.

Conventional defense capabilities include non-nuclear assets from troops to weapons, and officials did not explain how the United States would measure Europe’s progress toward shouldering the bulk of the burden. It was also unclear whether the 2027 deadline represented the Trump administration’s stance or just the views of some Pentagon officials. There is considerable disagreement in Washington about the military role the United States should play in Europe.

Some European officials said a 2027 deadline was unrealistic regardless of how Washington measures progress, as Europe needs more than money and political will to replace some US capabilities in the short term.

Among other challenges, NATO allies face backlogs in production for military equipment they are trying to buy. While U.S. officials have encouraged Europe to buy more U.S.-made materials, some of the most valuable U.S.-made weapons and defense systems would take years to deliver if ordered today. The United States also contributes capabilities that cannot simply be bought, such as unique intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance that have proven essential to the war effort in Ukraine. Asked for comment, a NATO official speaking on behalf of the alliance said European allies had begun to take on more responsibility for the continent’s security, but did not comment on the 2027 deadline. “Allies have recognized the need to invest more in defense and shift the burden on conventional defense” from the United States to Europe, the official said.

European nations have largely accepted U.S. President Donald Trump's demand that they take more responsibility for their own security and have pledged big increases in defense spending. The European Union has set a goal of making the continent self-defensive by 2030 and says it must fill gaps in its air defenses, drones, cyberwarfare capabilities, munitions and other areas. Officials and analysts said that even that deadline is too ambitious.


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