Without the United States, NATO, or whatever it is called in this case, the defense alliance of part of the West, will not work.
This was stated by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, quoted by BNR.
"For many reasons - in the case of Ukraine, for example - the conflict there is not only between Ukraine and Russia. The problem is geopolitical and the US understands it. The European allies - too. Because with Russia are China, North Korea and Iran, and Ukraine must prevail not only for its own sake, but also for the geopolitical context.
Mark Rutte participated in Brussels together with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in an informal summit of the European Union dedicated to the common security of the Old Continent.
The topic, at least in front of the cameras, was overshadowed by Trump's threat to impose tariffs on imports of goods from Europe into the United States.
The leaders of the European Commission - Germany and France - are in favor of retaliating with tariffs. The rotating president of the union - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that trade wars are "completely unnecessary and stupid".