Facing the U.S. withdrawal, European militaries will have to make up for hundreds of combat aircraft
The United States has notified NATO headquarters of a significant withdrawal of conventional assets allocated to the defense of Europe, a communication delivered by Alexander Velez‑Green, senior adviser at the Pentagon. Washington maintains the nuclear guarantee but is reducing by 50% the long‑range strike capabilities assigned to the European theatre. Allies have been asked to present a coverage plan ahead of a meeting preceding the NATO summit in Ankara in July. The issue concerns the rapid reconstitution of capabilities whose scale exceeds the volume currently deployed by U.S. forces on the continent.
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Multiple injured after Russian drone smashes into block of flats in Romania - Nato scrambles fighter jets
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