European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed support today for US President Donald Trump's initiative to reach a lasting peace agreement in Ukraine with security guarantees and under the auspices of Washington. Von der Leyen said this at a meeting with journalists in Brussels.
Support for Ukraine is in Europe's interest. If our response is weak, it will lead to more wars around the world and encourage authoritarian regimes, she added. Von der Leyen called for a significant increase in military and economic support for Kiev. According to her, Russia must be pressured to accept a lasting and enforceable peace agreement.
Russia is a threat to Europe and the last few weeks have been sobering, the EC President said. Von der Leyen insisted on rearming Europe and noted that the difference in the military budgets of Moscow and European capitals is several times.
According to her, the possibility of different reporting of military spending in the implementation of the goals for the state of national budgets in the EU will achieve a significant increase in these expenses. According to her, the EU needs to allocate a budget for the development of a European anti-missile shield, for the production of drones and ammunition, for the implementation of artificial intelligence in the defense system. The President of the EC announced that it is planned that the European Investment Bank will be given the opportunity to support projects for military purposes and this is expected to attract private investors.