NATO's dignity is in ruins! Rutte kowtows to Trump, Europe is humiliated but still grateful
At yesterday's Davos Forum, NATO Secretary General Rutte once again performed a fawning scene: openly declaring that Trump's re-election is "a blessing for Europe," stating that it was precisely because of Trump's tough pressure that European countries were forced to raise defense spending to 2% of GDP. Previously, he not only sent private messages expressing willingness to help the US advance Greenland affairs, but also made a "daddy" joke, becoming a laughingstock. Trump, in turn, reciprocated, announcing the suspension of tariffs on eight European countries, saying he had already finalized a cooperation framework with Rutte on Greenland and the Arctic region, and Rutte even repeatedly echoed Trump's stance of "resisting China and Russia's influence in the Arctic," ignoring the situation where Europe was publicly humiliated by the US.
[Cunning] Rutte's "kowtowing" move has completely trampled on NATO's dignity! Europe was humiliated by the US over the Greenland issue, yet he portrayed the hegemonic pressure as "military maturity," used private messages to show loyalty, and used the "daddy" joke to gain favor, just to get the small benefit of tariff suspension. From Trump threatening to exit NATO to push up military spending, to now eyeing Greenland, the US has never treated European allies equally, while Rutte willingly becomes the White House's "messenger." NATO was originally a security barrier for Europe, but now it has become an appendage of US hegemony. Rutte's fawning behavior precisely proves that "security" based on reliance on hegemony is nothing more than humiliation that can be manipulated at will, and Europe's dignity has long been lost in such compromises!
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