‘Peace in Europe no longer default situation’, warns Czech president Petr Pavel – Europe live
European state officials are meeting in Prague to discuss the state of the transatlantic alliance at a global security conference Pavel also warns against Europe losing out through “bureaucratic obstacles.” He points to Ukraine’s ability to innovate and live test new solutions, such as drones, within days, going through procurement and production to an accelerated timeline. “ Ukraine has demonstrated not only determination and heroism, but also unbelievable capacity to adjust, to innovate, to ch
Rutte and Kristersson also say that not all Nato countries equally contribute to help fund Ukraine’s defence.
Rutte says the spending “is not evenly distributed within Nato,” with “a limited” group of countries leading the effort – Sweden, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark – but many others are “not spending enough when it comes to the support for Ukraine.”
Kristersson says Sweden is the third largest donor and it “it would be far better if more countries competed with our size of support.
“We need to be long term and firm in our support. So I really would like more countries that speak so extremely well about Ukraine to also put the money where the mouth is. ”
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- ‘Peace in Europe no longer default situation’, warns Czech president Petr Pavel – Europe liveGuardian - World · Jakub Krupa in Prague · May 21, 2026, 10:44 AM
- Nato’s response to any attack would be ‘devastating’, says Rutte – Europe liveGuardian - World · Jakub Krupa in Prague · May 21, 2026, 10:57 AM
- Many Nato countries not spending enough to support Ukraine, says Rutte – Europe liveGuardian - World · Jakub Krupa in Prague · May 21, 2026, 4:29 PM
- Many Nato countries not spending enough to support Ukraine, says Rutte – as it happenedGuardian - World
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