US ambassador slams EU's 'Buy European' weapons push as ‘self-interest’

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U.S. Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder criticized the European Union’s push to favor European-made weapons, calling it self-interested. He warned that the policy could disrupt the transatlantic defense industrial base and benefit Europe’s adversaries.

Preference for European-made arms could disrupt the transatlantic defence industrial base and benefit Europe’s "enemies", Ambassador Andrew Puzder warns.