The European Parliament gave the green light with 419 votes in favour, 204 against and 46 abstentions to the text on the “White Paper” on the future of European defence , a document that calls on the EU to act urgently to guarantee its own security, asks that responses to external risks be “similar to those in times of war” and “welcomes the ReArm Europe plan, proposed on 4 March 2025 by the President of the Commission” Ursula von der Leyen.
At the same time, Brussels claims to be Kiev's main ally following "the apparent change of position of the United States" on Russia's war of aggression.
Russia's reactions were immediate. "Führer Ursula is mobilizing everyone to remilitarize Europe," said Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with three American bloggers reported by the Tass agency regarding the rearmament program presented by the President of the EU Commission.
(Online Union)
