Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has subjected Europe’s defense capability to what she calls a “ruthlessly fair” assessment. And she comes to the questionable conclusion: Europe is “not strong enough”. “Without the US, we would be in trouble right now,” Marin said during a visit to Australia.
The background is the Russian aggression in Ukraine. This exposed both Europe’s weaknesses and strategic errors in dealing with Russia, said Marin of the Sydney-based think tank Lowy Institute.
Defense of Ukraine: US leads, Europe lags behind
Marin stressed that Ukraine must be given “everything it takes” to win the war. The United States played a crucial role in supplying arms, money and humanitarian aid to the attacked country. “We need to make sure that we build these capabilities also when it comes to European defense and the European defense industry.”
Europe’s Previous Russian Line “All Wrong”
Europe had long followed the strategy of “strengthening our economic ties, buying energy from Russia”, believing that this would prevent war. This approach has turned out to be “completely wrong,” said NATO-aspirant Finland’s prime minister.
Source: Krone
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