Josep Borrell: 'The time to push forward European defense is now'

Depleted stockpiles resulting from EU military support to Ukraine since the start of Russia's war point to shortfalls in European security and underinvestment in the EU's defense industry for a number of years, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell wrote in a blog post on May 22. Russia's assault on Ukraine "represents a tectonic shift of the European security landscape," Borrell said.