Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called on Thursday for enhanced air policing, stronger Baltic defences and reinforced European Union borders with Russia, citing growing security concerns, APA reports citing Reuters.
"Enough talking, it's time to act!" Tusk said on X, urging the swift adoption of new fiscal rules to fund improved European defence efforts and calling for the EU to finance aid for Ukraine using frozen Russian assets.
Following the meeting with EU leaders in Paris on Monday, Tusk said defence spending would not be considered under the EU’s excessive deficit procedure.
"We must act now," Tusk warned on X.