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EU Defense Commissioner Proposes 100,000-Strong European Force and Security Council

He frames the push as preparation for a possible U.S. pullback from Europe.

EU-Verteidigungskommissar Andrius Kubilius hat die Gründung einer europäischen Armee vorgeschlagen.
EU-Kommissar Kubilius schlägt europäische Armee vor, um US-Truppenabzug zu kompensieren.

Overview

  • Andrius Kubilius unveiled the plan at a security conference in Sweden, citing the war in Ukraine and U.S. signals of retrenchment including provocative remarks about Greenland.
  • He proposed a standing European force of 100,000 soldiers to cover potential shortfalls if the United States reduces its roughly 100,000 troops stationed in Europe.
  • Kubilius called for creating a European Security Council of 10 to 12 members, with a seat for the United Kingdom, to speed political decision-making on defense.
  • He outlined three pillars for readiness: greater investment in defense production, well-organized institutions, and the political will to deter and, if necessary, fight.
  • The proposal remains a recommendation without member-state commitments, and many governments remain wary, emphasizing NATO’s primacy and national control over forces.