In a speech before the European Parliament, Donald Tusk called for a major boost in Europe's defence spending and a "critical review" of the Green Deal.
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00:00Europe was, is and will be great again.
00:05This is how Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk emphatically opened his speech on Wednesday
00:09in the European Parliament.
00:13With remarks similar to those of US President Donald Trump, he made a passionate plea for
00:18ramping up military spending to ensure the continent can defend itself against its adversaries
00:23without relying on the USA's security umbrella.
00:28After the war, even when the war is over, it will not be possible to come back to state
00:35as before.
00:36We cannot make Europe dependent again on Russian supplies.
00:40This dependency needs to be over forever because it was one of the reasons for the war.
00:46Tusk said in order to avoid a tragic repetition of history, Europe must come up with flexible
00:51and creative ways of financing military expenditure.
00:55But this effort could involve issuance of EU-wide debt.
01:00Poland is NATO's leader in defense spending, with a projected 4.7% of GDP for 2025.
01:07During his campaign, Trump said he would encourage Russia to quote, do whatever the hell they
01:11want to NATO countries that fail to spend at least 2% of their GDP on defense.