"It's an imperative given the strategic realities that we face, and that begins with increasing defense spending," Pete Hegseth addedWASHINGTON, February 13. /TASS/. European leaders must take primary responsibility for ensuring the continent’s security, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said at a press conference in Brussels following a meeting of NATO defense ministers. "Leaders of our European allies should take primary responsibility for defense of the continent," he said. "It's an imperative given the strategic realities that we face, and that begins with increasing defense spending," the Pentagon chief added. "2% is a start, as President Trump has said,...