War in Ukraine – NATO will not be able to protect Europe from Russia without the United States
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal said that Europe must increase its defense potential due to the threat from the Russian Federation.
The leaders of Finland, Latvia and Estonia said Ukraine's victory over Russia was vital to defending a weakly armed Europe. They warned that NATO is “not ready” to fight Vladimir Putin’s Russia without the United States, calling on allies to sharply increase defense spending, The Independent writes.
It is noted that after Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, the leaders of Latvia, Estonia and Finland called on the alliance to end the “endless debate” on how to deal with the looming threat from Russia, saying that the time had come to strengthen Europe's defenses.
“We are not ready. This is absolutely clear… We cannot continue…
