NewsEurope Unites: Forging new security path for Ukraine

Europe Unites: Forging new security path for Ukraine

French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced that 15 countries are interested in discussing a new security architecture for Ukraine.

KRYVYI RIH, UKRAINE - MARCH 12: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'DNIPROPETROVSK REGIONAL MILITARY ADMINISTRATION / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS---- HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A general view of an apartment building with broken windows and a heavily damaged after Russian missile attacks in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine on March 12, 2025. One woman was killed and fifteen people were injured. Another Russian attack damaged infrastructure, residential and administrative buildings, buses, garages, more than fifteen cars, shops and an educational institution, the authorities said. (Photo by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Ad/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
KRYVYI RIH, UKRAINE - MARCH 12: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'DNIPROPETROVSK REGIONAL MILITARY ADMINISTRATION / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS---- HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A general view of an apartment building with broken windows and a heavily damaged after Russian missile attacks in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine on March 12, 2025. One woman was killed and fifteen people were injured. Another Russian attack damaged infrastructure, residential and administrative buildings, buses, garages, more than fifteen cars, shops and an educational institution, the authorities said. (Photo by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Ad/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Tomasz Waleński

The minister spoke at a press conference after a meeting in Paris, where issues related to regional security were discussed. The meeting aimed to strengthen cooperation among the E5 countries, which include France, Germany, Poland, Italy, and the United Kingdom, in the context of current geopolitical challenges.

Lecornu also announced another meeting of defence ministers in this format.

Pistorius talks about defence challenges

Boris Pistorius also spoke in Paris. The German Defence Minister stated that European Union countries must focus on financial and military interoperability when building defence capabilities.

He added that European countries must clearly define their needs in a unified way.

Pistorius emphasized that EU countries need more standardized equipment and announced they will seek to simplify legal issues nationally. He believed that joint procurement will increase European countries' capabilities, maintain equipment, and speed up purchases.

He added that there will be a need to organize unified certification procedures, so that equipment certifications can be jointly recognized in EU countries.

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