Two weeks. This is the time during which France will hold out in a high-intensity war. This observation, made by a senator from the Republic of Lithuania a few weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, caused a lot of ink to be spilled. Two years later, the relaunch of the European defense industry is well under way. But fears about the re-election of Donald Trump as US president and the return of American isolationism are forcing 27 countries to step up their activities.
The sulphurous billionaire said in early February that if re-elected, he might not be able to protect his NATO allies in the event of a Russian attack unless they contribute enough to finance the alliance. The threat of withdrawal from Washington of an organization that is said to be “under the American drip” has raised concerns on the Old Continent. The military spending of the European states, Great Britain and Canada, in fact, accounted for only about 30% of the alliance’s funding in 2023, with Uncle Sam providing the rest.
Source: Le Parisien
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