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A commitment to NATO with a caveat. Members need to increase their defense spending
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That's the message Marco Rubio brought with him as he met with NATO's foreign ministers
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The United States commits a lot to NATO and continues to. We are as involved in NATO today
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as we have ever been. And we intend to continue to be. But it has to be a real alliance. And that
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means that our alliance partners have to increase their own capabilities. The U.S. Secretary of State pushing President Trump's goal of bringing spending up to 5% in the future
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NATO Secretary General said the alliance has already begun to boost spending
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Whatever the challenges we face, we need to make sure that we have the forces and capabilities necessary to deter aggression
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And defend ourselves should anyone make the mistake of attacking. So we will invest more, much more, as so many allies have already begun to do
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Mark Rutte also said NATO reaffirmed that Russia remains the greatest threat for the alliance
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and that the ball is in Moscow's court regarding a ceasefire deal
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Rubio said the U.S. expects to know very soon if Russia is serious about peace with Ukraine
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Russes know our position in terms of wanting to end the war, and we will know from their answers very soon whether they are serious about proceeding with real peace
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It's a delayed tactic. The president's not interested in that. If this is dragging things out, President Trump's not going to fall into the trap of endless negotiations about negotiations
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Rubio warned that if Russia is not serious about a deal, the U.S. will reevaluate its position as Congress prepares measures for additional sanctions
