According to a media report, the US is planning a major reduction of its military contributions to NATO. German magazine Der Spiegel reports that Washington intends to provide far fewer key resources such as fighter jets, warships, drones and refuelling aircraft. Commentators are alarmed, and try to gauge how well prepared Europe is to defend itself right now. Moment of truthJOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Europe’s defence strategy is now being put to the test, writes Obozrevatel (Ukraine): “A certain ‘silent panic’ can currently be observed in Europe – gradual changes were expected, whereas the proposed scenario has turned out to be far more radical. In particular, countries with strong welfare states – which have already grown very weary of the war in Ukraine and had assumed that the US would come to their rescue in an emergency – stubbornly refuse to understand: with Trump, a ‘moment of truth’ has suddenly arrived. It remains unclear how and with what means they intend to defend the small Baltic states in an emergency.” Buy new equipment now Eerik-Niiles Kross, a member of parliament for the ruling Liberal Reform Party, expresses concern in Postimees about the security of the Baltic states (Estonia): “Such a shift would have a particularly negative impact on deterrence on Nato’s eastern flank. Essentially, the US is saying that in future it no longer wishes to participate in that part of the Nato defence plan which provides for long-range strikes aimed at targets deep inside Russian territory should Russia cross the border of a Nato state. ... Russia possesses strike capabilities directed towards Europe, the US is reducing its contribution as pledged in Nato plans, and Europe’s own conventional capabilities beyond the 2,000- kilometre range are still under development. The quickest solution for Europe would be not to wait for the ideal European missile, but to purchase and produce interim solutions immediately.”