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 "title": "Signal No. 28 · Article 5 'will be left to the president' · 31 March 2026",
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 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSIGNAL No. 28\nArticle 5 'will be left to the president'\nTuesday · 31 March 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINT DPL Pentagon declines to reaffirm NATO collective defence — Hegseth says commitment 'will be left to the president'\n\n\nReuters 31 Mar · FT 31 Mar\n\n\n\nAsked by Reuters at a Pentagon briefing whether the United States is still committed to NATO's collective defence, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth replied: \"As far as NATO is concerned, that's a decision that will be left to the president. But I'll just s",
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