The Weimar Group’s request for a massive arms upgrade in Europe

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting On the eve of the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, German Foreign Minister Analena Baerbock and her counterparts from France and Poland called for more arms in Europe. “We must use the entire industrial potential of our continent to improve our military capabilities,” Baerbock, Stephane Szjourne and Radoslaw Sikorski, the foreign ministers of the three European countries, wrote in a guest article for the Politico news site.

This permanent rearmament would require binding long-term contracts with specific timetables, “a certain level of ambition” and firm financial commitments and buy-in guarantees from European governments, the article says. These European ministers stressed that spending two percent of GDP on defense could be “just a starting point.” The United States has long borne this burden more than any other member of our alliance. But collective defense is our joint effort. In this sense, European defense should be strengthened and thus contribute to transatlantic security.

In view of the US presidential election in November, several NATO member states There are concerns that the United States may walk away from its alliance commitments under a possible Donald Trump victory. Trump has made similar threats before during the election campaign.

Barbuck, Sikorsky and Szjourne also in this guest article about the naivete in dealing with Vladimir. Russian President Putin warned. They wrote: In order for Europe to live in peace, Russian imperialism must be stopped. Privileging to Putin is naive, and in his opinion, it is only seen as an invitation to aggressive behavior and the use of military force. It starts in Brussels on Wednesday. This meeting will be held on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of this defense alliance. The main purpose of this meeting is to prepare for the next NATO meeting in Washington DC at the beginning of July. In particular, the main focus of the meeting will be on how support for Ukraine can be made even more effective. According to diplomats, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has made several proposals in this regard. Among other things, they specify that a future NATO mission will be responsible for coordinating the delivery of weapons and training activities for the Ukrainian armed forces. It has proposed a multi-year military aid package worth 100 billion euros for Ukraine. According to Reuters news agency, citing diplomats, this fund should be designed for five years. The first talks between the 32 NATO member states at the ministerial level are underway. However, a final decision has not yet been made.

Foreign ministers discussed how best to organize NATO support for Ukraine in order to be more effective, said Reuters, citing diplomatic circles. They will discuss making it more visible and lasting.” The financing of this fund is still under discussion. The idea is that each NATO member should contribute to this in proportion to their GDP.

The reason for this proposal is apparently to make aid to Ukraine independent of the U.S. united The plan envisages NATO taking over part of the coordination work from the US-led Ramstein Group.

NATO foreign ministers are expected to meet in a two-day meeting. They will discuss Stoltenberg’s proposal on Wednesday and Thursday. NATO countries also want to talk to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kulba about more support. has done. There is concern that NATO’s direct role will lead to escalation of tensions with Russia. Therefore, most of the members supply weapons to Ukraine bilaterally. The European Union is also financially supporting the arms delivery.

There is a growing view within NATO, diplomats say, that the time has come for long-term military aid to Ukraine to be presented. There is also concern that the US can no longer be a major donor country: US President Joe Biden has so far failed to pass a new military package for Ukraine in Congress. If former US President Donald Trump returns to the White House after the presidential election in November, some experts fear that US aid to Ukraine will end completely.

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