U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to NATO are seeking to reassure wary NATO members of the U.S. commitment to the alliance

BRUSSELS -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to NATO arrived Thursday in Brussels, where the alliance’s top diplomats are hoping they’ll shed light on U.S. security plans in Europe.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reassured allies that Donald Trump is not anti-NATO and that the country will remain in the alliance, but he's also asking his counterparts to make sacrifices and raise defence spending to 5%.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived at in Brussels Thursday for talks that allies hope will shed light on the U.S.’ future plans in Europe.

Yet, in just under two months, NATO has been shaken to its core, challenged increasingly by Russia and the biggest land war in Europe since 1945 from the outside, and by the Trump administration from within, breaking with decades of relatively predictable U.S. leadership.

American defense firm Lockheed Martin has lauded the F-35 as "most lethal, survivable and connected fighter jet in the world."

The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) recently hosted a lecture by Robert C.J. Baines, president and CEO of the NATO Association of Canada. The NATO Association of Canada is a non-profit organization focused on educating Canadians about the importance of security and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Germany commits to adopt the F-35 from the U.S. amidst the new rifts within the NATO alliance. Turkey may also be on track for new F-35s.

Instead, it highlighted just how unprepared Canada really is. While Canadian troops trained alongside their NATO counterparts, Russia continued its Arctic military buildup, deploying hypersonic missiles and running war games along NATO’s northern flank.