Fmr. Dutch Foreign Minister: ‘Europe Is Going to Have to Take Care of Their Security on a Permanent Basis’

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TIMMERMANS: "Yes, I think it's permanent. I think Europe will take -- have to take care of its own security on a permanent basis. I think if we do that and if we do it right, and if you look at the trends, look at the trends surrounding Ukraine. Ukraine is going to be a security provider for Europe. It's asking for a lot of support now. Europe is coming together to give Ukraine that support, but it will be a phenomenal military power in the future. And the border between us and Russia will be the defining border for Europe's future. And we Europeans will have to take care of that ourselves, and we can. The only thing is, we need some time to get there. And at the same time, I am deeply convinced that if we do this right, America, for its own self-interest, will come back to us and we will see a NATO in a different nature, but still with an American involvement in the future."