U.S. presses allies to raise defence spending after Ukraine

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel urged NATO allies on Tuesday to raise their defence budgets due to the Ukraine crisis, saying a spending slide could pose as big a threat to the alliance's future as any enemy.

He also called on allies to review how their militaries were trained and equipped to meet new security challenges, arguing NATO should expect Russia to continue to test its resolve, even though it was withdrawing its troops from the Ukraine border.