US is committed to NATO, but Europe must spend more on defence: Rubio

The Trump administration’s words and actions have raised questions about the future of NATO, the transatlantic alliance that has been the bedrock of European security for the past 75 years.

The United States is as committed to NATO as ever but demands that European allies spend substantially more on defence, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday, while adding that the US would give allies some time to do that.