Zelensky Warns of Russian Operations in NATO Territories & Calls for Joint Defense

Joint Defense and Countering Aggression

• 🤝 Joint defense capabilities are crucial to countering the long-term threat posed by Russia and its network of state and non-state actors, including North Korea and Iran.
• 🎯 The strategy involves hitting the core of aggression and breaking links between Russia and its accomplices through joint defense production and sanctions.

Defense Production and Investment

• 💰 Ukraine's defense production potential exceeds 35 billion US dollars, encompassing artillery, vehicles, drones, and missiles.
• ⚠️ A significant challenge is the lack of proper funding, with only a fraction of the potential production capacity being financed, despite Russia utilizing resources from allied regimes.
• 🚀 Ukraine aims to lead in the drone race and improve traditional weapons production, learning from the ongoing war.
• 🇪🇺 The European Security and Defence Action initiative, with its 150 billion euro plan, is welcomed as a source of support for shared security, with Ukraine as an equal partner.

Long-Term Resilience and Increased Spending

• 🛑 There are no signs of Putin wanting to stop the war, with Russia rejecting peace proposals and focusing solely on military objectives.
• ⚠️ Intelligence confirms that Russia is planning new military operations on NATO territory, underscoring the need for preparedness.
• 📈 European countries are urged to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP to deter Russia's ambitions and create a strong European defense capability.
• 💸 Committing a portion of GDP to supporting Ukraine, as some countries have done, is seen as a way to grow the chances for peace in Europe.

Preventing Support for Russia's War Machine

• 🚫 Companies and countries must stop providing components, equipment, or materials to Russia's defense sector, which includes some from Europe and the United States.
• 🛠️ Components from other countries are found in Russian missiles, drones, and military vehicles, prolonging the war and aiding aggression.
• 🚨 Any scheme that helps Russia build weapons is not only aiding a war against Ukraine but is also a threat to European peace and way of life.