NATO allies focus on Europe as Hegseth, Rubio skip meetings
Summary
NATO allies in Europe and Canada are addressing defense matters without U.S. leaders, as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not attend recent NATO meetings. The meetings are part of the North Atlantic Council, NATO's top decision-making group.Key Facts
- NATO allies in Europe and Canada are focusing on defense efforts without U.S. leadership at recent meetings.
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not attend a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also missed the previous NATO foreign ministers meeting in December.
- The meetings are held by the North Atlantic Council, which is NATO's top decision-making body.
- It's uncommon for U.S. administration officials to skip these meetings, especially two times in a row.
- U.S. Under Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby attended the recent meeting in place of Hegseth.
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