A pivotal moment for Europe is here.
And we are ready to step up and mobilise up to €800 billion for European defence by:
🛡️ Allowing EU countries to increase defence spending within budgetary rules
🇪🇺 Offering €150 billion in loans for defence investments
🏗️ Using cohesion funds for defence
📈 Boosting private investment
We will present these proposals to EU leaders at today's European Council meeting.
Europe is ready to assume its responsibilities.
@EUCommission don't forget that most EU states have US weapons that can be switched off by simple command of Putin to his new b*tch: Dump....
@bboett @EUCommission No, they can't. There's no remote "off button". US could however withdraw spare parts shipment, repair services, etc. which in the long term could render US-made weapons inoperable. For some weapons it doesn't matter that much, but others (like planes) need constant maintenance.
@bboett @EUCommission Blocks on targeting US aircraft could be a thing. Some missiles have built-in blocks on targeting nuclear power plants. It's not an off button though.
There's also electronic warfare and other countermeasures. Advanced machines can defeat older missiles using signal jamming & spoofing, laser dazzlers, etc. I'm sure US has some secret sauce it doesn't share, but so do other countries making machines and weapons.