"Noting that the current approach of the military alliance was no longer fit for purpose, he said a new NATO 3.0 required much greater efforts by our allies to step up and assume primary responsibility for the conventional defence of Europe. Insisting that the US's reprioritising of its interests was not a retreat from Europe, he said it was an affirmation of strategic pragmatism and a recognition of our allies' undeniable ability to step up."
"He said that he believed that the longer term would see the US's nuclear umbrella as the ultimate guarantor of our security here in Europe and Canada, but also a strong conventional presence of the US here in Europe. He told reporters that NATO states have announced hundreds of millions of dollars in support for the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL). The initiative supplies Ukraine with US-made equipment and munitions."
The current NATO approach is no longer fit for purpose and requires a NATO 3.0 with allies making much greater efforts to assume primary responsibility for the conventional defence of Europe. The United States will maintain its extended nuclear deterrent and provide more limited, focused conventional contributions while training, exercising, and planning alongside allies. The United States' reprioritisation of interests reflects strategic pragmatism and aims for a rebalancing of roles and burdens within the Alliance. NATO members have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars and US-made equipment to the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), with additional contributions expected.
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