Denmark’s directing, Frederiksen, said that “many, many” had to be clarified before the troops could be sent to Ukraine.
No more money
The leaders have found common ground on the need for an increase in defense spending – which has increased regularly for a decade.
Starmer has recognized that “Europeans will have to intensify, both in terms of expenses and the capacities that we provide to Ukraine”, while Tusk said that American-Ude Defense relations were entering “a new stage” , while Europeans carry out the need to spend more in defense and greater autonomy.
“Europe has understood the American message that it must do more itself,” said Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, adding: “It is still much early to conclude concrete agreements.”
Scholz reaffirmed his support for the EU’s proposal to trigger an emergency clause to massively increase defense expenses, which Von Der Leyen supported at the Munich security conference last week. Under this proposal, countries would be able to exempt the defense expenses from the EU debt and deficit limits.
But despite the prequitation of panic during the Munich Security Summit of last weekend following an attack on the vitriolic of the American vice-president JD Vance against European democracy, most of the leaders were reluctant to break publicly with the States -Unis who have provided the backbone of the continent’s safety since 1945.
“There should be no security and responsibility division between Europe and the United States,” said Scholz.
And Tusk said: “Someone must also say that he is in the interest of Europe and the United States to cooperate as closely as possible.”
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