Rubio urges Europe to take on greater share of responsibility for its own security

Washington's stance on European defence

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that European countries must independently assume a greater share of responsibility for the security of their continent. According to him, Washington supports an approach under which European states should increase their own contribution to ensuring defence and take on a "greater share of the burden" (більшу частину тягаря) of protecting the region.

Link to the Trump administration's course

The position outlined by Rubio fully aligns with the course of the administration of US President Donald Trump. The US leader has repeatedly called on European allies to increase defence spending and reduce dependence on American military resources.

The main emphasis in this context is the need for a more even distribution of the financial and military burden among NATO member states.