US EditionNATO chief wishes ‘good luck’ to those who think Europe can defend itself without US help
Mark Rutte said Europe must double defense spending to 10% of GDP and build nuclear capabilities to defend itself without the U.S., dismissing calls for 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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'Keep dreaming': NATO chief says Europe can't defend itself without U.S.
Read: 2 min NATO chief Mark Rutte warned Monday Europe cannot defend itself without the United States, in the face of calls for the continent to stand on its own feet after tensions over Greenland. U.S. President Donald Trump roiled the transatlantic alliance by threatening to seize the autonomous Danish territory — before backing off after talks with Rutte last week. The diplomatic crisis it sparked gave fresh momentum to those advocating for E…
NATO leader: Europe needs US for defense
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte insisted Monday that Europe is incapable of defending itself without U.S. military support and would have to more than double current military spending targets to be able to do so.
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.
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