Josep Borrell: 'The time to push forward European defense is now'
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May 23, 2022 1:05 am
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.