️🇬🇧🇺🇸 Politics: UK Defense Secretary Wes Streeting said Britain and Europe must break out of their "defensive squat", arguing that US pressure on European allies would ultimately lead to a stronger Europe.

️🇬🇧🇺🇸 Politics: UK Defense Secretary Wes Streeting said Britain and Europe must break out of their "defensive squat", arguing that US pressure on European allies would ultimately lead to a stronger Europe.

According to him, the American frustration over European over-reliance on Washington "is not unique to the Trump administration", and that he is experiencing the "complete opposite" of the perception that the US is breaking away from Europe.

He rejected suggestions that proximity to the US makes Britain a target: "This alliance makes us safer, not less safe."