Ursula von der Leyen – ”We urgently need to rearm Europe.”
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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It has been urgent for the last 3 years at least.
She will present a comprehensive plan on rearming Europe at the special EU defense summit this coming Thursday.
She says the leaders had a “good and frank discussion”, discussing what is needed to put Ukraine in a position of strength. Ukraine needs **“comprehensive security guarantees”**, supporting its economic and military positions.**“we urgently have to re-arm Europe”**, and the commission will propose a plan on this at the European Council on 6 March, as she says “we really have to step up massively”.
“It is now of utmost importance to step up the defence investment for a prolonged period of time. It’s for the security of the European Union, and we need … in the geostrategic environment in which we live, to prepare for the worst, and therefore stepping up the defences,” she says.
Asked about her message for the US, she said “we are ready, together with you, to defend democracy and the principle that there is a rule of law, that you cannot invade … and bully your neighbour or cannot change borders with force.”
[Source](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/02/ukraine-war-volodymyr-zelenskyy-keir-starmer-donald-trump-us-europe-eu-russia-defence-latest-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-67c48ba78f089e8672a05a72#block-67c48ba78f089e8672a05a72)
Trump and his rat Vance are unifying Europe. Well done Trump. Helping to build a strong Europe completely Independent of the US in terms of military strength and troops. May take a few years but with every day that passes Europe will be stronger.
I hope we do with European weaponry; it would be a shame to pump hundreds of billions of dollars in the American weapons industry. One of the reasons the European weapons industry is middling is because we’re buying so much American and there is just a lack of European investment.
And time for that is now, less talk more action.
In Spain we have an option to dedicate a part of our income tax to the Catholic Church or to Social Initiatives. The Catholic Church doesn’t really need more money than they already have, as well as the property tax exemptions, etc.
We should propose to voluntarily dedicate a part of our income tax for our defense efforts instead of the Church. It may sound crazy, but it’s a loooooot of money every year
A wildly high number of Americans don’t seem to know the main reason for US’s military status as top dog is because it is able to project its power across the globe very quickly and thus fight on multiple fronts. It can do so, however, only through its footholds in allied nations. If Europe restricts air and sea, your projection is severely limited.
Wasn’t she the defence minister of Germany and gutted the Bundeswehr?
While she is right, she was a very bad defensive minister in Germany. So don’t leave the rearming in her hands pls or 95% of the budget gets eaten by consultants
With all due respect, Ursula was Minister of Defense here in Germany and knows exactly how poorly we are positioned. Now demanding improvements is great and I support this, but it also feels somewhat hypocritical when she states it like that. Why not 3 years ago? Why not 2014? Better now then never. But it also feels like just a reaction to the orange toddler overseas.
Like she rearmed the german bundeswehr?
Enough talking, DO SOMETHING!
Do we expect any decisions to be made regarding European defense after this meeting?
Words, press conferences, strong signals, etc.
All this talk is useless if the “plan” is for the Council to approve the funding, the organization etc., which means appeasing the traitorous Russian satellite states of Hungary and Slovakia.
Every post I’m seeing in this subreddit is now parroting Trump. Europe needs to contribute more to their own self defense. Guess he’s getting his way and reducing American spending in Europe.
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Here is the backdoor tricK: Ask Israel to send weapons to Ukraine, the USA can not stop themselves from refilling Israel weapon stock. ^^
I can imagine an elder German pensioner walking in the arms factory he used to work during the Cold War, opening the door and saying: “Meine Herren, wir sind wieder da!”
Ursel was bad at most things in Germany and got complemented to Brussels so German politics would be rid of her.
And we in the UK could have helped out with this by staying in the EU but no morons decided to listen to Russian Puppet Nigel Farage!
Preferable with not US arms either, as that just prolongs to dependency.
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But I am curious about how fast we’ll federalize after 2029 when the Von der Leyen commission implements the Draghi and Letta reports and rearmed Europe.
Temu Tilda van der Meer saying the right thing? We live in interesting times.
Europe (and Canada, and Mexico, for that matter) needs to arm itself against the US. I’m an American but this all feels like it’s not going to end very well. Historically speaking, unless our spineless Republicans stand up to Trump, we’re headed for WWIII.
What she was doing for the last 3 years then?
No, we urgently need a leader, not a good leader, that would be too much to ask, just a leader, and certainly not a former German Minister of Defense who left a mess in her own country.
What were you waiting for the last 4+ years?
Call me crazy but to me it looks like a USA victory. They wanted to push an European rearm and we are actually doing it – even if yesterday we were against it
A united and strong Europe will be a force of good for our world. My only worries is how that can be achieved in a short term, especially as next decade or two will be turbulent.
All the best wishes and support for the Europeans 🙂
Knowing this vile hag, for I cannot express myself otherwise, the price will be paid by working people, not the wealthy that she is but a tool of! I am as pro EU as one can get, but I will not stand a Europe governed by right-wing neoliberal conservatives! They are responsible for everything that the far-right has used in order to rise to power!
President Ursula of the EU council is absolutely correct.