US Sets 2027 Deadline for Europe-Led NATO Defense

The United States has told its European partners in NATO that they need to take over most of the defense responsibilities, like intelligence and weapons, by 2027.

This is because the US wants Europe to handle its own security more.

Some European officials think this deadline is too soon because they have problems like not enough military equipment and special US capabilities that can't be easily replaced.

The European Union has its own plan to be ready to defend itself by 2030, but even that might be hard to achieve.

The US has been asking Europe to spend more on defense, and some leaders have agreed, but the US president's views on NATO have been changing.