WorldPolitics

'We have to close defence gaps urgently': EU Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee chief McAllister

Read full article at source ↗

Based on a feed excerpt; full article content has not been acquired. Source evidence retrieved 02/10/2026, 16:23:24 UTC.

Briefings

David McAllister, chair of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, stated that the EU is not at war with Russia but is no longer at peace, and emphasized that the bloc lacks the capacity to make sovereign defence decisions due to over-reliance on US capabilities. This assessment was made on October 2, 2026, during a briefing on security threats facing Europe.

Key points

• David McAllister, chair of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, stated that the EU is not at war with Russia but is no longer at peace, marking a shift in the relationship's characterization.
• McAllister argued that the EU is not yet capable of making sovereign defence decisions because it remains too dependent on US capabilities for security.

Context and limitations

The briefing covers McAllister's specific statements regarding the EU-Russia relationship and dependency on US capabilities. It does not provide data on the timeline of these statements, the specific number of defence gaps identified, or the current state of the EU's military budget.

Generated by Bittrees-hosted qwen35-2b sha256:aaf42c8b7c3c on 02/10/2026, 23:10:34 UTC. Based on publisher-provided feed evidence; may not cover the full original article. Check the source for details.

View archived briefing on IPFS
bafybeib7sp5esujzytthrj62xsfbmcg5owdztemymqqjto3xrwfqy3qya4