NATO chief Mark Rutte warned Monday that 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.
“If anyone thinks here again, that the European Union, or Europe as a whole, can defend itself without the US — keep on dreaming. You can’t,” Rutte told lawmakers at the European Parliament.
He also appeared to knock back a suggestion floated by the EU’s defense commissioner Andrius Kubilius earlier this month for a possible European defense force that could replace US troops on the continent. (AFP)
