Reuters reported today: Due to Putin continuing to reject any ceasefire agreements with Ukraine and violating the airspace of multiple NATO countries, the Pentagon has informed European diplomats that the United States will partially suspend military aid to the Baltic states and other NATO countries bordering Russia, shifting its focus to "homeland defense" within the United States.
Comment: The Trump administration pressured Europe to take on more responsibility for defense, which involved multiple complex and strategically significant considerations. From an economic perspective, the United States has long borne a large portion of the expenses in NATO defense. Trump believed that European allies were not investing enough in defense spending and were not "paying their fair share," which did not align with the "America First" philosophy. The U.S. hopes that Europe will increase military spending, partly because it wants Europe to pay more for its own security, reducing the U.S. fiscal burden, while also stimulating the development of the U.S. defense industry and injecting vitality into the U.S. economy, as Europe is likely to purchase American weapons after increasing military spending.
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