EU must urgently close defence gaps, says Parliament Foreign Affairs chief McAllister
Source Summary
David McAllister, chair of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, has called for the EU to urgently address defence gaps to reduce dependence on US military capabilities. McAllister stated that while the EU is not at war with Russia, it is "no longer at peace" with the country, and that the bloc currently lacks the capacity to make sovereign defence decisions in certain areas.
Why it matters
The EU's acknowledged defence capability gaps and dependence on US military support directly affect European strategic autonomy and the continent's ability to respond independently to security threats from Russia.
