European countries will not create a single, united army in response to threats from the aggressor country of russia, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said in an interview with state television, Reuters reports.
On Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for the creation of a European army, saying the continent could no longer rely on the United States for protection and would only gain Washington's respect with a strong army.
Asked about the possibility of creating a European army, Sikorski said "we have to be careful with this term because people understand different things."
"If you mean the unification of national armies, then this will not happen," he said. "But I was a supporter of Europe, the European Union developing its own defense capabilities."
"If the US wants us to strengthen our defense, it should have a national component, a NATO component, but I also want to emphasize that the European component, EU investments in the defense industry and the increase in our production capacity also play a big role," the Polish minister said.
He reiterated that the presence of Polish troops in Ukraine "is not being considered because Poland's duty to NATO is to protect the eastern flank, that is, its own territory."
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