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- U.S. President Donald Trump warned NATO that Europe must assume primary responsibility for conventional defence.
- The United States will cut fighter jets by one-third and provide fewer destroyers and no submarines to NATO.
- Nations must assign reconnaissance drones and increase aircraft and naval contributions before the July NATO summit in Ankara.
- NATO spokesperson Colonel Martin O’Donnell said allies already have or will soon have sufficient capabilities, avoiding defence gaps.
