European countries are releasing and expanding backing for arms and the European Union is, for its part, developing a programme to prepare Europe for threats before 2030. As the Commissioner for Defence emphasises, this preparation cannot be accelerated in case Russia attacks EU countries more than 5 years from now. — present Russia produces more weapons in 3 months than all NATO countries including the United States in 1 year! So we have immense backlogs, which cannot be caught up immediately,” he says.
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Andrius Kubilius: Kremlin tries to troll talks
According to Kubilius, Europe must be ready for any eventuality. In particular, the most susceptible countries in Russia, including Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, are in Ukraine. The Baltic States, according to a study by erstwhile NATO commanders, should be able to defend themselves for 10 days before support from another countries comes. Including Poland, as stressed by the EU Commissioner.
Andrius Kubilius besides points out that the key component in defending Europe as a full is how Ukraine will be resolved. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reported a fewer days ago about the "ultimatum" that the United States has put up with Russia. The Kremlin must decide in a fewer weeks whether it wants peace with Ukraine or not. He stressed that Donald Trump was not curious in stalling negotiations. The EU Defence Commissioner acknowledged in his interview with “Rzeczpospolita” that there is no certainty as to what the strategy of the Americans truly is.
— Do they want to soften Moscow by showing that they are so good to Russia? I don't know. [...] I stay attached to the expression of peace through strength,” he stresses, adding that this is primarily about strengthening Ukraine's defence. Mainly through external support, due to the fact that Ukraine has already done its best, and "is a key component of our defence".
