European NATO powers pledge greater defence role, reaffirm US alliance
Paris talks aim for 'a stronger Europe within an equally stronger NATO' as Washington prepares to cut troops in Germany
Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain said on Monday that Europe must assume greater responsibility for its own security within NATO, while reaffirming the United States as an 'indispensable Ally'. The five, meeting in Paris, also committed to supporting Ukraine 'for as long as it takes'.