EU Defense Agency Warns Europe Needs 'Decisive Change' in Defence Efforts to Face Russia Threat: Report
The agency says current plans fall short in air and missile defense, ground forces, naval power, munitions and drones.
- The European Union released its first Annual Defence Readiness Report on Wednesday, stating the bloc is not rearming quickly or effectively enough to meet its 2030 goal of defending against Russia.
- Leaders from the European Union ordered this assessment last year to gauge progress in ramping up defences, reflecting fears fueled by Russia's war in Ukraine and calls from President Donald Trump for Europe to prioritize its own security.
- The European Defence Agency wrote that tackling the "contested and deteriorating security environment" requires moving "substantially faster" to reach readiness, as current plans "do not seem to meet" goals for missile defence, drones, and naval forces.
- Although progress is described as "unprecedented," the report concludes it remains "not yet enough." Russia denies any intention of attacking European Union members, though leaders dismissed these comments as fearmongering, citing the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- Defence ministers in Brussels are expected to discuss the findings on Monday before the report reaches bloc leaders. This follows Trump's past threats to withdraw from NATO, though he recommitted to the alliance's mutual defence clause at a July summit.
27 Articles
27 Articles
According to a summary of the EU report prepared for the leaders of the bloc, the European Union is not rearming sufficiently quickly and effectively to achieve its goal of defence readiness by 2030.In its first annual report on defence readiness, the European Defence Agency stated that the current plans of the EU member countries appear to be "not in line" with the goal of filling gaps in areas such as anti-air and missile defence, ground hosti…
EU needs to speed up defence reinforcement to be prepared for Russian threat by 2030
EU defence report urges faster action on Russia risks
Brussels, 25 September, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – European Union countries are not strengthening their military capabilities quickly or effectively enough to meet their 2030 EU defence readiness target, according to the first annual assessment prepared for EU leaders …
Europe currently does not have sufficient public readiness and military capabilities to withstand a protracted war with Russia, Western media write.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 75% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
