NATO ties highlighted: allies' support and burden-sharing praised

Jan 21, 2026

At a joint session, the NATO secretary general and the President praised strengthened alliance cooperation; the secretary general assured that NATO allies would come to the United States' defense and credited recent increases in European contributions.

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The NATO secretary general (speaker 2, present at the session) described recent shifts in burden-sharing as critical to alliance effectiveness and said allies would defend the United States if it were attacked. He credited recent diplomatic efforts for increases in European and Canadian contributions tied to a better collective posture.

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