EU Foreign Policy Chief: Europe Needs to ‘Prepare for War’ with Russia

KALLAS People say I ░░░░░░░░ a Russia hawk Well ░░░░░░░░ like to say that ░░░░░░░░ m a realist For ░░░░░░░░ long we have offered ░░░░░░░░ alternatives hoping that it ░░░░░░░░ choose cooperation and economic ░░░░░░░░ for its people over ░░░░░░░░ imperialistic ambitions But instead ░░░░░░░░ s defense industry is ░░░░░░░░ out tanks glide bombs ░░░░░░░░ artillery shells in vast ░░░░░░░░ Together E U member ░░░░░░░░ economies are 17 times ░░░░░░░░ than that of Russia ░░░░░░░░ economy We must force ░░░░░░░░ hand to show him ░░░░░░░░ he will lose and ░░░░░░░░ him before he attacks ░░░░░░░░ of our own Europe ░░░░░░░░ failure to invest in ░░░░░░░░ capabilities also sends a ░░░░░░░░ signal to the aggressor ░░░░░░░░ invites them in President ░░░░░░░░ is right to say ░░░░░░░░ we don t spend ░░░░░░░░ It s time to ░░░░░░░░ We all need to ░░░░░░░░ realistic about Russia Russia ░░░░░░░░ existential threat to our ░░░░░░░░ today tomorrow and for ░░░░░░░░ long as we under ░░░░░░░░ in our defense Time ░░░░░░░░ not on Russia s ░░░░░░░░ but it s not ░░░░░░░░ on our side either ░░░░░░░░ we are not yet ░░░░░░░░ enough Second there should ░░░░░░░░ no doubt in any ░░░░░░░░ our minds that we ░░░░░░░░ we need to spend ░░░░░░░░ to prevent war But ░░░░░░░░ also need to prepare ░░░░░░░░ war.”