NATO allies need roadmap to take over defence roles from US, Germany's Pistorius says

NATO allies need a coordinated plan to assume more defence responsibilities from the US as Washington reduces its contributions to European security.

​NATO allies ​will need ‌a roadmap for ​taking on more responsibility for ‌Europe's defence from the United States as Washington reduces its contributions, German Defence ‌Minister Boris Pistorius said on ‌Thursday.

"It's about a roadmap, it's about a synchronized way of doing it. ⁠The ​most ⁠relevant challenge is to avoid dangerous capability ⁠gaps caused by withdrawing something and ​not being able to substitute ," Pistorius ⁠said at a press conference at NATO's ⁠headquarters ​in Brussels.

"We know that we have to do ⁠more for our conventional deterrence and defence. ⁠But ⁠it takes some time."