{"id":31817,"date":"2026-05-22T20:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/22\/rubio-ratchets-up-pressure-on-nato-at-key-summit\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:40:29","slug":"rubio-ratchets-up-pressure-on-nato-at-key-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/defense\/2026\/05\/22\/rubio-ratchets-up-pressure-on-nato-at-key-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio ratchets up pressure on NATO at key summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio is casting new doubt on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/05\/19\/us-plans-to-shrink-forces-available-to-nato-during-crises-sources-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/05\/19\/us-plans-to-shrink-forces-available-to-nato-during-crises-sources-say\/\">North Atlantic Treaty Organization\u2019s<\/a> relevance to the United States after key allies recoiled from backing Washington\u2019s \u201cOperation Epic Fury.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio, speaking to reporters following a meeting with foreign ministers in Sweden on Friday, contended that the raison d\u2019etre of NATO was undermined when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/04\/09\/trump-again-chides-nato-for-failing-to-back-us-operations-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/04\/09\/trump-again-chides-nato-for-failing-to-back-us-operations-in-iran\/\">allies refused to allow the U.S.<\/a> to use installations on their soil during a war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of the arguments I always made was that these bases in the region provided us logistical options that we wouldn\u2019t otherwise have,\u201d Rubio said. \u201cAnd when some of those bases are denied to you \u2014 during a conflict that we\u2019re involved in \u2014 then you question whether that value is still there.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S.-NATO relationship has been increasingly strained in the wake of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/05\/14\/iran-military-threat-is-diminished-but-not-eliminated-centcom-chief-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/05\/14\/iran-military-threat-is-diminished-but-not-eliminated-centcom-chief-says\/\">war in Iran,<\/a> which began on Feb. 28. President Donald Trump believes that NATO allies should have offered much more assistance, especially with regard to reopening the Strait of Hormuz. In basic terms, several of those nations say the war, started by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu without their consultation, is not their problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was never swayed by NATO,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/04\/02\/trump-threatens-to-walk-away-from-nato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/04\/02\/trump-threatens-to-walk-away-from-nato\/\">Trump said<\/a> in an interview in April. \u201cI always knew they were a paper tiger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent weeks, the Trump administration has moved to scale back its military footprint across Europe, a shift Rubio emphasized predated tensions over Iran. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But some contradictory signals have been sent. On Thursday, Trump announced that the United States would deploy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/05\/22\/in-shift-trump-announces-deployment-of-5000-us-troops-to-poland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/05\/22\/in-shift-trump-announces-deployment-of-5000-us-troops-to-poland\/\">5,000 additional troops to Poland<\/a> \u2014 the same number of troops the Pentagon said earlier this month would be withdrawn from Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland\u2019s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski welcomed Thursday\u2019s reversal, while his Swedish counterpart, Maria Malmer Stenegard, told reporters the U.S. position \u201cis confusing indeed, and not always easy to navigate.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio, for his part, asserted that the United States military has global commitments in the Indo-Pacific, Middle East and Western Hemisphere that it has to meet \u2014 and that this requires a constant reevaluation of force posture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s well understood in the alliance that the United States\u2019 troop presence in Europe is going to be adjusted,\u201d Rubio said, underscoring that the process is already ongoing. \u201cI\u2019m not saying they\u2019re going to be thrilled about it, but they are certainly aware of it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is not a punitive thing,\u201d he insisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless, Rubio said that Trump\u2019s \u201cdisappointment\u201d with the alliance\u2019s response to U.S. operations in Iran will \u201chave to be addressed\u201d at the next NATO leaders\u2019 summit, set for Turkey in July. 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