Hegseth (Pentagono): "Usa a fianco dell'Europa, ma si arrivi al 5% Pil in Difesa"

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00:00Together, we can establish a division of labour that maximises our comparative advantages

00:07in Europe and Pacific, respectively.

00:12In my first weeks as Secretary of Defence, under President Trump's leadership, we've

00:15seen promising signs that Europe sees this threat, understands what needs to be done

00:21and is stepping up to the task.

00:22For example, Sweden recently announced its largest ever assistance package.

00:27We applaud them for committing 1.2 billion in ammunition and other needed material.

00:33Poland is spending 5% of GDP on defence already, which is a model for the continent.

00:38And 14 other countries are co-leading capability coalitions.

00:42These groups are doing great work to coordinate Europe's contributions of legal assistance

00:47across eight key capability areas.

00:52These are first steps.

00:54More must still be done.

00:56We ask each of your countries to step up on fulfilling the commitments you have made.

01:03And we challenge your countries and your citizens to double down and re-commit yourselves

01:09not only to Ukraine's immediate security needs, but to Europe's long-term defence

01:16and deterrence goals.

01:19Our transatlantic alliance has endured for decades, and we fully expect that it will

01:26be sustained for generations to come.

01:30But this won't just happen.

01:33It will require our European allies to step into the arena and take ownership of conventional

01:40security on the continent.

01:43The United States remains committed to the NATO alliance and to the defence partnership

01:50with Europe.

01:52Full stop.

01:54But the United States will no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship which encourages

02:00dependency.

02:02Rather, our relationship will prioritise empowering Europe to own responsibility for its own security.