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Rep. Mike Waltz to Newsmax: Russian Invasion Gave Europe 'Wake-Up Call'
(Newsmax/ "Stinchfield")
By Charles Kim | Tuesday, 01 March 2022 05:52 AM
Rep. Mike Waltz, R- Fla., told Newsmax Monday that the Russian invasion of Ukraine gave Europe a "wake-up call," and is making them stop taking the United States and NATO protections for granted.
"I think we've had a real wakeup call across Europe, who has taken their security for granted, and taken America for granted in terms of providing that security, but we'll see if it holds over time," Waltz said during "Stinchfield" Monday.
"A silver lining in all of this is that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin has scared the pants off the Europeans, and maybe scared some sense into them. Germany is finally saying they're going to live up to their defense budget commitments. They totally reversed on moving away from nuclear [energy]. They're now going to put natural gas terminals in so that they can receive American liquefied national natural gas."
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