Her call for action was the latest in a series of increasingly alarming defense warnings from European officials, who have been calling for a defense “awakening” since 2022, when Russian tanks entered Ukraine.
Trump stepped up the pressure by warning European allies of the United States that he could withhold American protection, calling on NATO to more than double its defense spending target.
– President Trump is right when he says that we are not spending enough. It’s time to invest – Kallas said in her opening speech at the conference in Brussels, adding that the United States is our strongest ally and must remain so, reports AFP.
She said that the EU’s message to the United States is clear and that we must do more for our own defense and take our fair share of responsibility for Europe’s security.
EU countries have increased their military budgets since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
But politicians admit they will have to go further as they struggle to match Moscow’s massive military output.
(Vijesti.ba / FENA)
