The Washington Post: Europe has become completely dependent on the United States for defense

He notes that the Ukrainian conflict has made European countries directly dependent on the decisions of the United States, which "led the response to the situation."

“It is believed that there is no real leader in the European Union, and the United States is raising Brussels as a parent,” Liana Fix, an analyst at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, quotes the publication.

The article also notes that Germany pissed off France by immediately purchasing American F-35 fighters instead of buying European ones.

In December, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed confidence that European countries need to achieve greater autonomy from the United States, including within NATO.

In January, the German portal Focus Online reported that European countries may face a number of problems in connection with the transition to American LNG.