Willem Marx
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The UK is America's closest ally for intelligence sharing and has played a small, significant role in operations against Houthi forces in Yemen at the centre of the recent revelations from journalist Jeffrey Goldberg.
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So it was unsurprising British politicians fielded thorny inquiries about the security lapse, including UK Minister for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard, who faced repeated questions in Parliament. One lawmaker asked what would happen to UK officials if they shared sensitive military details in a similar fashion. Here's Pollard's response.
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It's not acceptable, is it? The UK's Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, avoided any undiplomatic language when she was repeatedly pressed on the topic in a BBC interview.
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Across Europe, the focus has been on the Trump administration's sometimes scornful attitude towards European defence capabilities, as Germany's most read newspaper, Das Bild, reported in its audio version. Aside from the laxity with which the world's most powerful politicians share top-secret military strikes in an unsecured chat group, a reporter from Das Bild wrote,
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The unfriendly words towards Europe from the Americans are further proof that the US no longer considers us a vital ally. But Europe should not be surprised, said Pierre Aski, an editorial writer speaking on French public radio. For Europeans, there's a sense of a broken relationship in discovering the extent of American hostility, Aski said.
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But like in love, there is life after a breakup and it's important to make the most of your new life. There was some satisfaction at the laps too, including in the audio version of Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
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We can't have someone in the Oval Office who doesn't understand the meaning of the word classified, the newspaper quoted President Trump as saying during the 2016 presidential election campaign. Then it showcased his opponent in that race, Hillary Clinton, reacting this week on social media. You've got to be kidding.
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The breakdown in transatlantic ties, the messages reveal, is troubling, though, says Ian Lesser, a distinguished fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States think tank.
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As European governments step up the defence spending, many in Europe say their militaries must soon be more ready to operate without US help.