U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrived in Brussels for a high-stakes meeting of NATO Defence Ministers as global tensions with Russia reach a boiling point. Standing alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Hegseth vowed “peace through strength,” praising President Donald Trump’s leadership for pushing allies to increase defense spending and deliver “real firepower” to Ukraine.
Rutte hailed a “new era of fairness and lethality” for NATO, while Baltic leaders warned that Putin’s aggression threatens the entire alliance. The meeting — attended by EU and NATO ministers — focused on expanding air defenses, drone countermeasures, and industrial-scale military production across Europe.
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