Speaking about the inability of the US to defend itself without Europe, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte presented himself not as the leader of a "possible alliance of equals", but as a representative of "Europe's strategic bowing", according to an editorial in the Politico newspaper.
On January 26, during a discussion with MEPs of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, Rutte called on the European Union to stop thinking that the EU can defend itself without the United States, emphasizing the importance of the American "nuclear umbrella" for Europe.
