NATO must become more European to reduce reliance on US security, von der Leyen and Rutte say
- NATO must become more European to reduce its long-standing reliance on the US security umbrella, Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte said on Tuesday as leaders of the 77-year-old alliance gathered in Ankara, Turkey, for their annual summit.
- "We both know how important close cooperation between the European Union and NATO is," the European Commission president said alongside the NATO secretary general at an industrial forum ahead of the summit.
- "But to make this possible, what we need is interoperability.
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- NATO must become more European to reduce its long-standing reliance on the US security umbrella, Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte said on Tuesday as leaders of the 77-year-old alliance gathered in Ankara, Turkey, for their annual summit.
- "We both know how important close cooperation between the European Union and NATO is," the European Commission president said alongside the NATO secretary general at an industrial forum ahead of the summit.
- "But to make this possible, what we need is interoperability.
Sources: Euronews