Fidan: Europeans should take more responsibility

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said during his visit to Singapore that the US expects European countries to take more responsibility in the field of security.

Scraper SystemJune 02, 2026, 07:11 PM

Fidan: Europeans should take more responsibility

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in his evaluations during the Singapore visit, said that the US wants to see European countries take more responsibility in their own security matters. Fidan stated that they know Trump plans to attend the NATO Summit and expressed that the American side continues cooperation efforts with NATO member countries at both the State Department and Defense Department levels. Minister Fidan noted that this message has also reached European capitals and that Europeans have received this approach. The statement shows that within NATO, issues of defense budget and security sharing have come to the forefront again. Fidan's words indicate that the expectation for Europe to take on more burden in transatlantic security topics continues.