European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a joint news conference with the Philippine president that “the illegal use of force cannot be tolerated, not in Ukraine, not in the Indo-Pacific.”
The best way Europe can support the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy is by shoring up European security – and freeing the U.S. to focus on providing security in the Indo-Pacific.
the most quoted part of the speech in congress during debates if any about funding aid to ukraine s when he said your money is not charity it is an investment in the global security of democracy that point will be made repeatedly after he is back in ukraine. it s hard to think of a better investment honestly, we spend nearly a trillion dollars a year, the better part of a trillion dollars a year on security for a tiny fraction of that around 2% the ukrainians are contributing to security in europe in asia and all around the world it is hard to think of a better investment i think if one had said before this war started that we could spend so little money and zero american lives and get this much return on it, no one would have believed it but that is how it has happened thanks to
think going forward it will be the most quoted part of the speech in congress during debates if any about funding aid to ukraine s when he said your money is not charity it is an investment in the global security of democracy that point will be made repeatedly after he is back in ukraine. it s hard to think of a better investment honestly, we spend nearly a trillion dollars a year, the better part of a trillion dollars a year on security for a tiny fraction of that around 2% the ukrainians are contributing to security in europe in asia and all around the world it is hard to think of a better investment i think if one had said before this war started that we could spend so little money and zero american lives and get this much return on it, no one would have believed it but that is how it has happened thanks to zelenskyy s courage and courage of his people and the intelligence of armed forces, that s how it has turned out it has turned out to be an unexpectedly good investment with an
Simply put, the future is Asian, and Europe would be wise to ensure it protects Asian democracies from the threatening autocracy in their neighborhood: China.