Eastern European Partners Push for EU Funded Defense Line Against Russian Threat

Poland and the Baltic states are calling for the EU to establish a jointly financed border protection line on the eastern external border of Europe in order to protect and defend the EU's external border with military and civilian means. The initiative builds on existing projects and is intended to protect the EU from military and hybrid threats such as disinformation, cyber attacks and economic pressure. The implementation is to be coordinated with NATO and could benefit from the expertise and..

The Baltic countries and Poland are demanding that the EU finance a 'defense line' to shield their border from the Russian threat. They consider Russia to be an 'existential threat' to Europe and the transatlantic community, and are calling on the EU to use its tools and policies to improve support for building resilience and preparedness for defense across the Union. The EU will present pan-European military initiatives to leaders before launching the funding debate.

Polen und die baltischen Staaten fordern von der EU finanzielle Unterstützung für den Ausbau ihrer Grenzsicherung zu Russland. Angesichts der Bedrohungen durch Russland und Belarus sehen sie die Notwendigkeit, eine gemeinsame europäische Verteidigungsinitiative zu schaffen. Sie verlangen, dass beim EU-Gipfel Optionen zur Mobilisierung von Finanzen diskutiert werden.