{"id":1296321,"date":"2026-02-01T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1296321"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:05:12","slug":"europe-can-defend-itself-independently-barrot-enters-dispute-with-rutte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/europe-can-defend-itself-independently-barrot-enters-dispute-with-rutte\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe can defend itself independently: Barrot enters dispute with Rutte"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot disagreed with comments by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who said that Europe is not capable of defending itself without the help of the United States, UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barrot posted his response to Rutte on\u00a0his page on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“No, dear Mark Rutte. Europeans can and must take responsibility for their own security,” he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that even the United States agrees with this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is the European pillar of NATO,” he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, speaking in the European Parliament in Brussels, Rutte said that Europe cannot defend itself on its own without the help of the United States. He also expressed doubts about the creation of a separate European army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As previously reported, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte believes that\u00a0European defense should be based on NATO, and that the EU should only complement the work of the Alliance without creating an additional military structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read also:<\/strong> Mirage Fighters and Air Defense Missiles: Fedorov Announces New Aid from France<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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