US defence secretary addresses allies in latest attempt to get Europe to raise military budgets Pete Hegseth has announced a review of the US military presence across Europe, in a combative address to Nato allies where he threatened to cut force numbers in countries spending the least on defence....
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/pete-hegseth-accuses-nato-countries-free-riding-europe)