Source: SFGate
“NATO foreign ministers on Thursday debated an American demand to massively ramp up defense investment as the United States focuses on security challenges outside of Europe. At talks in Antalya, Turkey, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said more investment and military equipment are needed to deal with threats posed by Russia and terrorism but also by China, which has become the focus of U.S. concern. ‘When it comes to the core defense spending, we need to do much, much more,’ Rutte told reporters. He underlined that once Russia’s war in Ukraine is over, Moscow could reconstitute its armed forces within three years to five years. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ‘the alliance is only as strong as its weakest link.'” (05/15/25)