Norway’s defence minister said he believes the United States remains committed to Europe’s defence but the continent must take a bigger share of the costs of defending itself if Washington is going to live up to its security commitments.
American support for European defence has been a question mark recently as US President Donald Trump has said NATO countries must hike defence spending to five per cent of GDP, from a two per cent goal presently, and said the US may not defend those lagging.
But Norway, a founding member of NATO, say US support to Europe remains steadfast.
“We are not experiencing that US (support) is collapsing,” Tore O Sandvik said in an interview.