US EditionEU proposes joint defence push amid Russia fears and US worries
- The European Commission presented a white paper detailing plans for member states to enhance defense spending amid fears of Russian aggression, proposing a timeline for countries to pool resources starting next month.
- EU member states increased defense spending by over 30% from 2021 to 2024 in response to Russia's threats, particularly impacting countries near borders with Russia.
- EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius stated that 450 million EU citizens should not depend on 340 million Americans for their defense against 140 million Russians.
- The EU Commission warned that if Russia achieves its goals in Ukraine, its territorial claims would expand, making it a fundamental threat to European security for the foreseeable future.
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The economist Philippe Crevel, CEO of the Circle of Savings, deciphers the new funds dedicated to defence, their functioning, their opportunities... and the risks that should not be overlooked.
The recently published White Paper on the Future of European Defence analyses the complex strategic situation of our continent, under pressure to the political and military irrelevance of Putin’s criminal bellicoseness in the east and, in the west, the aggressiveness of a Trump whose vice president has just assured us that he will “do what he has to do” with the territory of Greenland “no matter what Europeans think.” I am surprised that adults,…
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