And with “dependent” they mean, the US and Russia had the free capacities, so it was slightly cheaper use them… Already ten years ago Galileo satellites where launched by Ariane5 or Soyuz in parallel (where Ariane5 transported twice the amount in one launch as Soyuz, or as Falcon9 in later years for that matter…).

It’s really sad how “dependence” has become a totally hollow term.