NATO Secretary General Says Europe Can’t Defend Itself Without US Help
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Category: GLOBAL GOVERNMENT & ALLIANCES
Summary:
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated to European Union parliamentarians that Europe cannot defend itself without the support of the United States. Speaking to the European Parliament’s defense committee in Brussels on January 26, he emphasized that the EU or Europe as a whole depends on US assistance for defense. Rutte highlighted the mutual dependence between the US and Europe, noting that the US also needs NATO, including a secure Arctic region. He dismissed the idea of a separate European army and praised former President Donald Trump for encouraging NATO members to increase their defense spending.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Psalm 20:7-8 (NASB 1977)
"Some boast in chariots, and some in horses;
But we will boast in the name of the LORD, our God.
They have bowed down and fallen;
But we have risen and stood upright."
Commentary:
When leaders stress Europe’s inability to defend itself without U.S. backing, it exposes how fragile human security arrangements are. That reality is plain. Budgets, troop levels, and logistics matter when deterrence is on the line. Psalm 20 puts the issue in God’s framework: nations may boast in strength and alliances, but covenant confidence rests elsewhere. This dependence and jostling for protection fits the prophetic pattern of shifting blocs and unstable trust between powers, even among partners.
Prophetic Trend:
As defense dependence is openly admitted, major blocs keep consolidating around guarantees of protection, highlighting how quickly security confidence shifts between allies.
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Source Excerpt:
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told European Union parliamentarians on Jan. 26 that they cannot defend Europe without the help of the United States. “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. We can’t,” Rutte told the European Parliament’s defense committee in Brussels, Belgium. The majority of the EU’s 27 member states are members of NATO. Rutte also said that the United States and Europe “need each other.” “The US needs NATO,” Rutte said, adding that the United States needs a secure Arctic.......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 01-27-2026 10:48