NATO Touts European Spending on Ukraine as It Awaits Hegseth

Pete Hegseth, left, with German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, ahead of a NATO defence ministers' meeting in Brussels, on Feb. 12.

Photographer: Johanna Geron/AFP/Getty Images
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European NATO members are aiming to demonstrate to the Trump administration the full scope of their financial support for Ukraine as they’re set to meet the new US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth.

With the future of the US’s aid commitment to Kyiv unclear, NATO defense ministers are hoping to learn more about President Donald Trump’s demands on the alliance when they meet in Brussels this week.