the e u to boost it's military autonomy by raising defense spending. state department counselor, derek turley says that sim, washington's own interest. we want a stronger europe. it's in america's interest for europe to be more capable. militarily. it's important to get out to the theoretical realm, the think tank rome, strategical ptolemy, and to talk about pragmatic, practical solutions. or to la, added the european defense ministers of long pledge to spend more on weapons, but that so far they've always been blocked when they go back to their parliament and governments for approval. and we also offer washington's expertise on what kind of capabilities the member states should focus on. get some more on this now it's not political analysts, nicholas markovich, welcome back to r t. now nicholas acidic might say that washington would like a you members to spend more on their defense because then that have more cash to go shopping for american weapons. is that a bit too cynical to think? no, i think that the bottom line or what's coming out of this statement is that the u. s. today we're seein