A senior US diplomat has warned of a "dangerous" gulf emerging between US and European defence spending.
Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the United Nations, has appealed to European governments to spend more.
She told News that cuts to defence budgets in Europe were "concerning".
Though Britain currently meets the Nato defence spending target, there is no commitment to honour it beyond the general election.
The ambassador said she had flown to Brussels to encourage the leaders of the Nato countries to meet the defence spending target of 2% of GDP.
Ms Power said that in "most cases" defence spending in Europe was shrinking, despite a growth in defence threats.
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