Could Nato soon be over – and what might replace it? - Powerful leaders have begun to publicly question the organisation’s future

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds his closing press conference at the end of defense ministers' meetings at NATO headquarters on February 13, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.(Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images) Rutte told Fox News host Martha MacCallum ...

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth spoke on Wednesday at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, where he outlined ... which includes all 32 members of NATO as well as other backers of ...

BRUSSELS — In just one speech by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week, the most powerful member of NATO has thrown the world’s biggest military alliance into disarray, raising troubling questions about America’s commitment to European security.

President Donald Trump's negotiations with Russia and comments from his cabinet have stirred European leaders.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is "unrealistic."

The mutual-defense alliance has been central to Ukraine’s war against Russia, but the future is uncertain with President Trump back in office.

Finland's Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen and French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu listen to opening statements Wednesday during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact group at NATO ...