
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a press conference with Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis that European countries should shoulder the majority of defense costs to protect the continent.
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The United States plans to delegate most of NATO's defense spending to European countries.
European countries should bear the majority of defense costs. This call was made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a press conference with Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis, broadcast by the Associated Press on the YouTube channel.
“The countries of Europe must shoulder most of the burden of defending their continent,” said the head of the American foreign policy department.
In December 2025, it became known that the United States plans to delegate most of the defense spending of the NATO bloc to European countries.
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