Europe cannot defend itself without the United States. Rutte

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, during a discussion with MEPs of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, called on the EU to stop dreaming that the EU is able to defend itself without the United States. "And if anyone here again thinks that the European Union or Europe as a whole can defend itself without the US, keep dreaming. You can't. We can't. We need each other... But for Europe, if you really want to go it alone, and those of you who want it, forget - you'll never get there with 5% (GDP for defense - ed.). It will be 10%. You'll have to build up your own nuclear capabilities. It costs billions and billions. euro. You will lose them. In this scenario, you will lose the highest character of our freedom, which is the US nuclear umbrella. So, hey, good luck," he said. US President Donald Trump earlier in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, in particular, criticized Europe, saying that it was moving in the wrong direction, and called the US the economic engine of the planet. As Politico wrote, a European diplomat said after Trump’s speech in Davos that the American dream of Europe is dead.