Tensions escalate as the Kremlin rejects recent U.S. media reports following a high-level meeting, labeling them as exaggerated. Meanwhile, a senior Pentagon official has urged NATO allies to accelerate efforts in managing their own conventional defense capabilities, highlighting both advancements and unresolved challenges in areas like military access and troop deployment. The discussions come as the U.S. considers potential reductions in its military presence in Europe, with officials emphasizing continued American strategic interest in the region. Allies are now being pressed to address logistical and operational gaps to ensure long-term security cooperation.
Kremlin dismisses US media reports after meeting as ‘scare stories’, as Pentagon policy chief prepares to meet Nato secretary generalEurope has made progress in taking over the responsibility for its conventional defence but more needs to be done, US Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby told allies in Brussels ahead of talks about potential US troops cuts in Europe.“Let’s look at some of things like access, basing, overflight. Well, there is a lot of good, but there’s some things that we need to work out to make sense going forward,” Colby said at Nato headquarters, adding Europe would remain a critical interest of the US and he had come in a spirit of consultation. Continue reading...
