U.S. Deputy Secretary Criticizes Europe for Favoring Its Own Defense Companies

Media in the US: The US criticizes Europe for favoring its own defense companies over American defense companies

America's Politico cited statements from three NATO diplomats, reporting that the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landay strongly criticized European counterparts at a NATO foreign ministers meeting in place of his superior Marco Rubio, accusing them of favoring their own defense companies rather than American defense companies.

According to Reuters' report at the end of November, Rubio will be absent from the NATO foreign ministers meeting on December 3rd in Brussels, with no clear reason given. Christopher Landay, Rubio's deputy, will represent the United States at the meeting. The U.S. Department of State later confirmed this information.

Reuters reported: "Landay has long been skeptical of NATO. He was the first to speak in an closed-door meeting, telling the ministers not to 'push out' American defense companies from the plans for European rearmament."

According to sources, Landay left shortly after the meeting to attend other events, and it is not uncommon for him to attend briefly.

An official from the Department of State told Politico that Landay's statement included two points: first, Europe needs to convert its defense spending commitments into military strength; second, protectionist policies that push American companies out of the market are undermining collective security.

An diplomat told Politico: "It's not surprising that the US says Europe should not pursue protectionist policies... but what else can you expect from the US: measured or diplomatic?"

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