Now there was a bang – the United States is giving Europe six months

The US Secretary of War, who arrived at the NATO Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels Pete Hegseth criticized European countries for not helping the US in the Iran war.

Spain and Italy partially banned the United States from using their air bases during the Israeli-American invasion of Iran.

Hegseth was of the opinion that the countries in question are trying to drown the United States in the details of the laws.

“These countries put America’s sons and daughters at risk by denying reliance,” Hegseth said. He considered the actions of the countries “shameful”.

The Minister of War announced in Brussels that the United States intends to make an assessment of its presence in Europe within six months.

“If countries do not show commitment, we will reduce our participation,” Hegseth threatened.

According to the Minister of War, the United States plans to examine whether the allied countries will meet the jointly agreed defense spending increase goal: NATO member countries agreed last summer at the summit in The Hague that by 2035 they will spend a total of five percent of their gross national product annually on defense (3.5 percent) and 1.5 percent on broader security-related expenditures.

Hegseth estimates that some NATO countries will survive this review easily, but others will not.

“Some allies need to do more,” Hegseth said.

The Minister of War is right, because the defense spending of some NATO member countries has remained almost unchanged, and some are expected to spend less than two percent of their gross national product on defense this year.

For example, Slovenia, Albania and the Czech Republic spent less on defense last year than they have previously announced. At the current pace, Great Britain, Spain and Italy can also become the eyes of the United States, if they do not increase their investments.

Hegseth mentions the countries that participated in the Bergen meeting a couple of weeks ago as capable NATO allies. This group also includes Finland.