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Rubio says US committed to NATO - but tells allies to spend more

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds a joint statement with NATO Secretary General during a meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs at NATO's headquarters in Brussels on April 3, 2025. [AFP]

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told nervous NATO members on Thursday that Washington remained committed to the alliance, but said they must agree to massively ramp up their spending targets for defence.

President Donald Trump has rattled Europe by casting doubt on his willingness to defend all allies, and by reaching out to Russia over the war in Ukraine -- before further raising tensions with his latest trade tariffs.

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