Pentagon ends financial support for Europe's defense

The United States is ending its policy of subsidizing European defense and demanding a fairer sharing of security costs from its allies.

Operativ Media reports that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made the statement during a speech at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

He said Washington is reassessing its relations with Europe under President Donald Trump's "America First" policy and the 2026 National Defense Strategy.