RUSSIA/UKRAINE

VON DER LEYEN In ░░░░░░░░ various meetings in the ░░░░░░░░ few weeks most recently ░░░░░░░░ days ago in London ░░░░░░░░ answer from European capitals ░░░░░░░░ been as resounding as ░░░░░░░░ is clear We are ░░░░░░░░ an era of rearmament ░░░░░░░░ Europe is ready to ░░░░░░░░ boost its defense spending ░░░░░░░░ to respond to the ░░░░░░░░ term urgency to act ░░░░░░░░ to support Ukraine but ░░░░░░░░ to address the long ░░░░░░░░ need to take on ░░░░░░░░ responsibility for our own ░░░░░░░░ security And this is ░░░░░░░░ today I have written ░░░░░░░░ letter to the leaders ░░░░░░░░ of Thursday s European ░░░░░░░░ This is why we ░░░░░░░░ here together today I ░░░░░░░░ outlined in this letter ░░░░░░░░ the leaders the Re ░░░░░░░░ Europe Plan This set ░░░░░░░░ proposals focuses on how ░░░░░░░░ use all the financial ░░░░░░░░ at our disposal in ░░░░░░░░ to help member states ░░░░░░░░ quickly and significantly increase ░░░░░░░░ in defense capabilities urgently ░░░░░░░░ but also over a ░░░░░░░░ period of time over ░░░░░░░░ decade.”