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Europe's top NATO powers pledge greater defence role, reaffirm US alliance

France 2426 October 2026, 23:33 UTCUnited States of America

Europe's five main NATO members said on Monday they were ready to take greater responsibility for the continent's security while reaffirming the United States as an "indispensable ally". Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain pledged closer co-operation with Washington after talks in Paris on strengthening Europe's defence role.

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