Past threats former president – and present Russian ones – have spurred Europe to invest in self-defence, but as conflicts rise the alliance still looks vital
The war in Ukraine has changed calculations about European defence spending since Donald Trump first threatened US support for Nato.The war in Ukraine has changed calculations about European defence spending since Donald Trump first threatened US support for Nato.
Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defence minister, was recently asked whether Nato was ready for Trump. “Elections will have a result whatever,” he began, before acknowledging that much of Europe had been slow to increase defence budgets, missing the warning of Russia’s capture of Crimea in Ukraine in 2014 and only reacting substantively in 2022 after Russia’s full invasion. “What we did was push the snooze button and turn around,” Pistorius said.
Przemysław Biskup, from the Polish Institute of Foreign Affairs, said: “Increasing defence spending is not a controversial issue in Polish politics. The general approach is there is homework to be done, and we have to do it.
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