EDM, European defence matters : Issue #29, 2025

Peace does not rest on the goodwill of others but on our capacity to defend ourselves and deter threats. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shattered whatever i l lus ions rema ined about Europe's immediate environment. Russia is intent on causing maximum harm to Ukrainians while running a war economy at full steam. Were a ceasefire to be reached tomorrow in Ukraine - which remains unlikely without more pressure on Russia - Moscow's revisionism, outright lies and hostility to Western institutions, won't change. Russia is a long-term threat to us all, and in a world becoming more dangerous by the day.