"Ukraine must become an indigestible steel porcupine for Russia"

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, declared a few weeks ago that Russia was preparing for a confrontation with Europe. According to her, the era of security and peace for Europeans is over.

"The era of peace dividends has long been over," said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in a speech delivered a few weeks ago in front of army cadets in Denmark.

Ms von der Leyen warned that Russia "is preparing for a future confrontation with European democracies". According to the President of the European Commission, this is because Europe's oldest partner, the United States, is now focusing on the Indo-Pacific region.

"The security architecture we relied on can no longer be taken for granted. The era of spheres of influence and competition between powers is well and truly back," she emphasised.

In the face of the Russian threat, Europe is stepping up its efforts to support Ukraine and strengthen its own defence capabilities. Ms von der Leyen supported the creation of a new "joint task force with Ukraine", while Brussels is discussing projects to provide Kyiv with two million artillery shells this year, as well as air defence systems and attack missiles.

"This is what we call the steel porcupine strategy," she stressed.

(MH with AmBar - Source: Euronews - Photo: ©DPA)