Delfi.ru: Trump's new deal with NATO - Europe pays and defends itself?

Washington appears poised to significantly alter its role in European security, with the Pentagon undertaking a large-scale review of American troop deployments on the continent. U.S. officials are reportedly advocating for Europe to assume the primary responsibility for its conventional defense.

This strategic shift is being discussed in the context of a visit by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow. U.S. media reports suggest one objective of the visit was to caution the Kremlin against testing NATO's resolve. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump has expressed confidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attack NATO member states.

Alexander Krasev, an analyst at the Council for Foreign Policy 'Ukrainian Prism,' is set to discuss this new American strategy concerning NATO. The report suggests a potential new "deal" involving Trump, where European nations would bear more of the financial and defensive burden for their security, questioning whether Europe is prepared to defend itself independently.