Defense Secretary Pete Hegses warned Europeans this week to prevent “reality” from becoming security guarantors and hope for a draw for the US forces in the region.
“We focus on the security of our borders, and we face communist competitors with the ability and intention to threaten our hometown and our core interests in the Indo-Pacific,” Hegses said. A Belgian group on Wednesday spoke to a Ukrainian defence contact meeting.
“The US prioritizes deterring war with China in the Pacific. Recognizing the reality of rarity and making resource trade-offs to prevent deterrence from failing. Deterrence cannot fail.“
This was Hegseth's first trip to the NATO Alliance headquarters.
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Center Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses has participated in physical training for the 1st Battalion (airborne) of the 10th Special Forces Group (airborne), a US Army Special Forces battalion based in Stuttgart, Germany. Masu. (defsec hegseth of x)
The US Secretary of Defense called on Europe to “take ownership of the continent's traditional security.”
“European allies must lead head-on,” he continued. “Together we can establish a division of labor that maximizes the benefits of European and Pacific comparisons, respectively.”
Hegseth said Tuesday that the US has no aggressive plans to pull its troops down in Europe, but it is still committed to analyzing the stances of US forces around the world. Speaking at the US African Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, he said that the United States is committed to being present in Europe, and emphasized that the continent should not rely on its existence for security.
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“We focus on the security of our borders and face communist Chinese peer competitors with the ability and intention to threaten our hometown and our core national interests in the Indo-Pacific. ” said Defense Secretary Pete Hegses. (defsec hegseth of x)
“The European continent deserves to be free from attack, but it should be the neighbours who invest most in their defense,” he said. “That's common sense. You'll defend your neighbourhood and Americans will come with you to help you defend that.”
According to Ministry of Defense figures, around 100,000 US troops are deployed in Europe, about a third of which is in Germany. Approximately 375,000 US troops are assigned to Indo-Pacific Command.
During his first term, President Donald Trump began to pull thousands of troops from Europe.
Under the Trump administration, the United States began to strengthen its military presence on the southern border. Last week, around 1,500 US troops were deployed on the southern border, bringing the total to a maximum of 3,600.
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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, British Defence Secretary John Healy, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegses, NATO Secretary General Mark Latte and Ukrainian Defence Minister Rasm Umerov will attend the Ukrainian Defence Contact Group meeting . (Reuters/Johanna Jeron)
Heggs also said that European peacekeeping forces sent to help win the war with Russia were not protected under Article 5, not from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). . Attack on everything.
The Secretary of Defense said the US does not consider inclusion of Ukraine to NATO as “a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement.”
Hegseth also called on NATO countries to step up after Trump recently called on them to increase their defensive spending to 5%.
“The United States no longer tolerate unbalanced relationships that promote dependency.”
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Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Voldimir Zelensky proposed that without the US, Ukraine's security guarantees “is not a real security guarantee.”
“There are voices saying that Europe can provide security assurances without Americans, and I always say no,” he told the Guardian. “Security guarantees without America are not actual security guarantees.”
