U.S. allies at NATO focus on Europe as the Trump administration steps back
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, second left, introduces United States Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby, center, to military staff during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defense Ministers Session at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, right, speaks with French Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defense Ministers Session at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)United States Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby, center, speaks with Britain's Defense Secretary John Healey during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defense Ministers Session at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)A general view of the round table during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defense Ministers Session at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, right, shakes hands with United States Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby prior to a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, second left, introduces United States Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby, center, to military staff during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defense Ministers Session at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)