Manfred Weber's Insanity a Sign of Desperation

A common EU army equipped with nuclear weapons, compulsory military service, wars lasting for years - this is how Manfred Weber, EP group leader of the European People's Party, envisages the future of Europe. However, the ideas uttered by the German politician are signs of desperation, says the security policy advisor at the Center for Fundamental Rights.

Lithuanian soldiers during the Lithuanian-German NATO exercise Griffin Storm 2023 at the Pabrade training area, about 60 km north of Vilnius, on June 26, 2023 (Photo: MTI/EPA/Valda Kalnina)

Ukraine's collapse at stake

Magyar Nemzet also asked the expert whether it can be stated that the West is expecting a protracted war, since it takes a long time to set up a common European army, and defense remains a national competence.

European Union politicians, like their US counterparts in the Biden administration, have set themselves the minimum goal of ensuring that Ukraine does not collapse before the elections take place in the EU and the US,

highlighted the security policy expert at the Center for Fundamental Rights.

The chiefs of staff of Western European armies are talking about a time frame of 5 to 10 years before it comes to considering the idea of a common EU army, he recalled. To this end, however, the "Europe of nations" must be dismantled, he warned.

Cover photo: Lithuanian soldiers during the Lithuanian-German NATO exercise Griffin Storm 2023 at the Pabrade training area, about 60 km north of Vilnius, on June 26, 2023 (Photo: MTI/EPA/Valda Kalnina)