This was reported by Politico, citing sources familiar with the situation. "In recent months, the U.S. has also lobbied for a reduction of NATO's peacekeeping operation in Kosovo and to prevent the official participation of Ukraine and allies from the Indo-Pacific region in the alliance's annual summit in Ankara in July," the publication states. Such steps reflect the position of the White House, which seeks to view NATO exclusively as a Euro-Atlantic defense alliance, the article notes. This is about a rejection of "long-standing expansion into crisis management, global partnerships, and value-based initiatives that have long irritated the U.S. president and his supporters from the MAGA movement." According to Washington's initiative, the alliance intends to limit so-called "activities beyond the area of responsibility," which go beyond its core tasks of defense and deterrence. "These measures could lead to a sharp reduction in NATO's activity in former combat zones, as well as the exclusion of capitals, including Kyiv and Canberra, from official negotiations this summer," Politico writes.
