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‘Keep on dreaming’: could Europe really defend itself without the US? | Europe
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‘Keep on dreaming’: could Europe really defconclude itself without the US? | Europe
Founder News Team Jan 31, 2026 0

The Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, was typically blunt when he met members of the European parliament this week. From…

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has a reality check for Brussels: stop dreaming. Addressing the European Parliament, Rutte made it clear that Europe simply cannot defend itself without American muscle. If the EU wants to go it alone, it had better open its wallets. Rutte says it would take 10% of their GDP and a brand-new nuclear arsenal to replace the U.S. umbrella — double NATO's current target.
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NATO chief states Europe is ‘dreaming’ if it believes it can deffinish itself without US
Founder News Team Jan 27, 2026 0

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has a reality check for the European Union: stop dreaming. Addressing the European Parliament, Rutte…

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Omar Havana/Getty Images via CNN NewsourceNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addresses committees of the European Union Parliament on Monday in Brussels
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NATO chief states Europe should ‘keep on dreaming’ if it believes it can deffinish itself without the US -newspressnow.com
Founder News Team Jan 26, 2026 0

By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has notified Europe it should “keep on dreaming” if…

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NATO chief says Europe should ‘keep on dreaming’ if it thinks it can defend itself without the US
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NATO chief declares Europe should ‘keep on dreaming’ if it believes it can defconclude itself without the US
Founder News Team Jan 26, 2026 0

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has informed Europe it should “keep on dreaming” if it believes it can defconclude itself…

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