European Defence Agency - 2022
defence policy. But the question remains: is Russia's war in Ukraine finally pushing EU Member States to cooperate on defence … sooner. Defence spending is rising again. Within the EU, it grew to €214 billion in 2021, a 6% increase compared to 2020, the … to grow by up to €70 billion by 2025, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine forces a paradigm shift in Europe's foreign and …