US EditionNATO chief wishes ‘good luck’ to those who think Europe can defend itself without US help
NATO chief Mark Rutte warned Europe would need to spend 10% of GDP and build a nuclear capability to defend itself without U.S. support, dismissing a separate European army.
- On Monday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned Europe cannot defend itself without U.S. support, emphasizing transatlantic reliance at the European Parliament.
- The diplomatic crisis over Greenland intensified debate about European military independence after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to seize Greenland but backed off following talks with Rutte last week.
- At NATO's summit in The Hague, European allies including Canada pledged 5% of GDP on defence by 2035, supported by Article Five of NATO's founding Washington treaty.
- Rutte said NATO would take more responsibility for the defence of the Arctic but left talks over U.S. presence to Greenlandic and Danish authorities.
- Rutte said EU countries would have to double defence spending from the NATO target to 10 percent and spend 'billions and billions' on nuclear arms, warning Europe would lose the US nuclear umbrella.
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte excludes that Europe will be able to defend itself in the foreseeable future without the help of the US. According to a newspaper report, the Trump administration ties security guarantees for Ukraine to an area waiver. More in the live ticker.
Mark Rütte responded sharply to the EU's plans to rebuild his defense against the US.
While some countries expressed their desire for "strategic autonomy", Mark Rutte told the European Parliament that it was impossible for Europeans to build a new defensive alliance without the United States, which would be far too expensive and would not benefit from the "American nuclear umbrella".
The 32 NATO countries have committed themselves to spending at least 5% of their GDP by 2035 on security spending, of which 3.5% on strictly military spending. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned Europeans that they should now count on their spending.
Reaction of the French Foreign Minister to the NATO Secretary General's position on the need for US assistance in the defense of Europe
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