Europe's Five Biggest NATO Militaries Pledge Greater Defense Role, Call U.S. 'Indispensable Ally'
Defense ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain met in Paris on Monday, Oct. 26, and promised to take "greater responsibility" for European security while keeping Washington in the tent. The statement came with no new money for Ukraine and no new spending figures, while the Pentagon's plan to pull about 5,000 troops from Germany is still working its way through its six-to-12-month window.