The NATO Secretary General and the President of the European Commission: Europe Can No Longer Rely on the United States on Defense Issues
In an article published in The Economist, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen stated that the era in which European nations entrusted their security to the United States has come to an end.
They pointed out that as members of NATO, Europe has become heavily dependent on the United States—specifically referring to Washington's support for providing opportunities to NATO member states when their security is threatened.
Rutte and von der Leyen emphasized that the era in which European countries could partially delegate their defense responsibilities to the United States has ended.
Previously, former U.S. President Donald Trump had warned that Europe risked becoming a third-world country. He argued that this was due to rising crime rates, and that such deterioration could "happen rapidly, in an instant."
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