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All quiet on the eastern flank? Nato leaders fear they can no longer rely on US help if Russia attacks

A nightmare scenario has been playing on eastern European minds with increasing intensity since Donald Trump returned to the White House: what if Russia attacks and the US does not join the fight?

On the rare occasions the question is posed out loud, nobody much likes the answer. In mid-May, at a gathering in Tallinn, the US undersecretary of state Thomas DiNanno was asked directly whether American troops would fight if Russia invaded the Baltic states. He shifted uncomfortably in his chair, then gave a meandering answer. It did not include the word “yes”.

by Blazingcatfur•June 27, 2026June 27, 2026•0•NATO, USA

Hegseth Slams NATO and Promises Review of US Military Involvement in Europe

On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced in a meeting with NATO allies in Brussels that the Pentagon would begin a six-month review of U.S. military involvement in Europe. This review, he asserted, “will be designed to ensure that NATO is moving fast and irreversibly toward Europe leading, stepping up to take primary responsibility for the defence of Europe.”

by Blazingcatfur•June 27, 2026June 27, 2026•0•Europe, NATO, USA

After the Protectorate: America, Europe, and the Return of the Decision

or 70 years, the transatlantic relationship rested on a fiction that flattered both sides. America was the guarantor of a rules-based order, and Europe was its co-architect. The fiction was useful, and for a long stretch it was even partly true. But it hid a harder fact, and that fact is now impossible to ignore. Europe was never the coauthor of that order. It was its protected interior. The arrangement had a name we were too polite to use: a protectorate.

by Blazingcatfur•June 26, 2026June 26, 2026•0•Europe, NATO, USA

Nato prepares for the Battle of the Baltics

As sunbeams pierce the storm clouds over Latvia’s coastline, the US navy Seabees are building the boat ramps that may one day be needed to counter a Russian invasion.

“Run the tape, fellahs,” cries out Capt Allen Willey, the Seabees’ commanding officer, as his seamen measure up a wire grid inside the ramp. “It’s like a game of hopscotch.”

The veteran of four decades takes a closer look at the precise 11-degree incline of the ramp, used for offloading troops, vessels and military vehicles. His sailors brace for his verdict. Then his hard features break into a boyish smile. “Love it.”

by Blazingcatfur•June 24, 2026June 23, 2026•0•NATO

Europe’s defense ambitions get reality check

For decades after the end of the Cold War in 1989, defense was not a high priority for European leaders.

Military spending was slashed, armed forces were downsized, and equipment stockpiles depleted, resulting in diminished combat readiness.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, however, served as a wake-up call and prompted European governments to reverse course and focus on defense.

Growing uncertainty about US security commitments under President Donald Trump accelerated the trend.

by Blazingcatfur•June 23, 2026June 23, 2026•0•Europe, NATO

Hegseth slams NATO and ‘middle powers’ talk, launches Europe troop review

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday lashed out at NATO allies during the announcement of a six-month Pentagon review of U.S. forces in Europe, saying the future of the alliance depended on others stepping up their defence spending.

He also appeared to take a veiled dig at recent remarks made by Prime Minister Mark Carney about middle powers needing to band together.

Europe like Canada will have to contend with a huge 5th Column and traitor class capable of upending any effort at self defense.

When you invite the enemy to overrun your country expect negative consequences Canada.

Canada is not capable of defending its borders and there will no Band of Middle Powers riding to the rescue.

by Blazingcatfur•June 19, 2026June 19, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Europe, NATO, USA

NATO: US lashes out, alliance head says everything’s fine

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday berated NATO alliance partners over their military spending and lack of initial support for the US war in Iran.

Addressing fellow defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Hegseth doubled down on US President Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw troops from Europe — where Washington stations them in order to aid in the defense of Europe, as well as to enable the more rapid projection of US military might abroad.

Hegseth said Washington would conduct a review to “examine America’s force posture and basing in Europe.”

by Blazingcatfur•June 18, 2026June 18, 2026•0•Europe, NATO, USA

The 2029 warning: NATO’s race to rearm ahead of Russia

Boris Pistorius doesn’t look like a man prone to alarmism.

Germany’s defence minister is frank and plain-spoken, but also deliberate with his words and intention.

When he talks about Russia, the future of the West and the possibility of another European war, the message however becomes stark: “Our experts say it can happen in 2029.”

Wait. What? That’s three years from now.

by Blazingcatfur•June 13, 2026June 12, 2026•0•NATO

Only 1 in 10 Europeans see US as an ally — study

Only 11% of Europeans consider the United States to be an ally, a historic low, according to a survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) released on Wednesday.

Six months ago, 16% of people across 15 countries in Europe said they viewed the US as an ally, while in November 2024, when Donald Trump won the US presidential election, the figure stood at 22%.

The ECFR poll shows Europeans “embrace self-reliance and are clear-eyed about Donald Trump,” although they don’t expect the relationship to collapse entirely under the weight of the current challenges.

A majority of respondents said they did not think the US would come to Europe’s defense if it were attacked.

The Eurotrash pictured above have been unable and or unwilling to secure Europe’s borders against an ongoing mass illegal alien invasion.

France has virtually ceded control of the Banlieues to Islamists and criminal gangs.

They won’t protect their own people so why should the USA waste it’s time on them?

Carney is a likeminded Eurotrash wannabe who wants us to ally with these blowhard frauds.

by Blazingcatfur•June 10, 2026June 10, 2026•0•EU, Europe, NATO, USA

Royal Navy has no available nuclear submarines at sea as entire fleet sits in port

The Royal Navy currently has zero attack submarines available for operations, with all five of its Astute-class hunter-killer boats docked for maintenance or technical issues.

According to multiple reports, the entire fleet of Astute-class submarines — HMS Astute, Ambush, Artful, Audacious, and Anson — is alongside, leaving Britain without a single operational nuclear-powered attack submarine for the first time in recent memory.

NATO?

by Blazingcatfur•June 9, 2026June 8, 2026•0•NATO, UK

Finland’s NATO nerves: A country on Russia’s doorstep wonders about the alliance’s future

HELSINKI — Finland joined NATO just over three years ago, expecting to walk into an efficient and well-funded defensive alliance capable of warding off its belligerent Russian neighbors.

Finnish government leaders are not afraid to admit that they found NATO to be much more disorganized and underfunded than they hoped, echoing recent complaints from President Donald Trump.

by Blazingcatfur•June 8, 2026June 8, 2026•0•Finland, NATO

U.S. tells Canada, Europe to boost NATO air and naval forces as Washington steps back

BRUSSELS/BERLIN – The U.S. expects European NATO allies and Canada to swiftly increase the number of manned and unmanned aircraft and ships they contribute to the alliance’s defence plans as Washington steps back in these areas, a top U.S. general said on Wednesday.

The statement by U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s top commander and the head of U.S. forces in Europe, followed a decision by the Trump administration to shrink the pool of U.S. military capabilities available to NATO in a crisis.

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized NATO and told its European members they will have to take over primary responsibility for the conventional defence of the continent.

by Blazingcatfur•June 3, 2026June 3, 2026•0•NATO

NATO says it stands ready to defend ‘every inch’ of allied territory after Russian drone hits Romania

NATO has said it stands ready to defend “every inch” of allied territory and condemned the “recklessness” of Russia, after a Russian drone struck an apartment block in eastern Romania overnight.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte telephoned Romanian President Nicușor Dan to convey the alliance’s “absolute solidarity” and his thoughts for those injured in the strike, the former Dutch prime minister said in a post on social media.

by Blazingcatfur•May 29, 2026May 29, 2026•0•NATO, Russia

Trump’s secret NATO ultimatum sparks panic as US ‘pulls jets, bombers and EVERY submarine from Europe’

Donald Trump is set to slash the arsenal of US fighter jets, warships and submarines reserved for NATO allies should a military crisis erupt in Europe.

A military envoy sent by Pete Hegseth blindsided senior NATO officials in a classified Brussels briefing late last week, revealing US firepower committed to defending Europe will significantly decline, Der Spiegel and Reuters reported.

The US fighter jet commitment to NATO is to be slashed by a third, while the Navy will withdraw destroyers from the alliance’s pool.

by Blazingcatfur•May 26, 2026May 26, 2026•0•NATO, USA

Pentagon doubles down on Canada rebuke with demand for NATO spending road map, F-35 decision – proposed Carignan NATO makeover threatened

The Pentagon wants to see Canada articulate a clear plan on how the country intends to meet NATO’s new military spending benchmark before resuming binational defence planning co-operation.

The absence of a plan to spend 3.5 per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product on the military, plus an additional 1.5 per cent of GDP on defence infrastructure, appears to be at the heart of this week’s suspension of the U.S.–Canada Permanent Joint Board on Defence (PJBD).

Senior Pentagon officials, speaking on background Thursday to mostly Canadian journalists, also cited the absence of a decision on whether to proceed with the full purchase of American-made F-35 fighter jets as another major irritant.

by Blazingcatfur•May 22, 2026May 22, 2026•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada, NATO, USA