The Latest Breaking News on NATO

The Munich Security Conference, long a symbol of transatlantic unity, has become a stage for European unease as shifting U.S. foreign policy fuels uncertainty. Vice President JD Vance renewed calls for increased European defense spending, while questions persist over Washington’s commitment to Ukraine and the broader future of NATO.

The Foreign Secretary added that ‘we must also target the root causes of migration’.

The defense secretary urged NATO allies to bear more of the cost for providing for their own security.

And despite having ample time to prepare for this moment, why do Europe and Britain’s leaders seem so surprised, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Vice President JD Vance used his speech before the Munich Security Conference to deride Europe for squelching free speech

Increasingly alarmed that U.S. security priorities lie elsewhere, a group of European countries has been working on a plan to send troops to Ukraine to help enforce any future peace settlement with Russia

"I don't know who wrote the speech," said Senator Wicker of Hegseth's comments on Ukraine. "It's the kind of thing Tucker Carlson could have written, and Carlson is a fool"

European leaders to put pressure on US vice-president to involve them in talks over Ukraine. Plus, Texas judge fines New York doctor for mailing abortion pills

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been buoyed by support from the Donald Trump administration

Prime minister uses call with Ukraine president to restate UK support in face of Trump interventions

Ukrainian neighbours summon Russian ambassadors citing crashes and explosions on their soil; Europe ‘would help Ukraine resist without US help’. What we know on day 1,087