US will be candid in push for 'hardline' NATO alliance, Hegseth says

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has urged NATO to return to its military roots, emphasizing the need for candor in addressing countries that fail to meet their commitments.

US will be candid in push for 'hardline' NATO alliance, Hegseth says
Pete Hegseth
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​NATO needs ​to return ‌to its roots ​as a "hardline" military alliance and ‌the United States will be candid in public and private about countries ‌that need to do more ‌to meet their commitments, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday ⁠at ​NATO ⁠headquarters.

"(There are) some that still need ⁠to do more, and we will ​be candid about that, both in ⁠private and in public. I ⁠think ​that's important, friends being honest with friends," Hegseth said ⁠as he arrived for a meeting of ⁠defense ⁠ministers.

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