EXCLUSIVE: The EU readies itself for war with Putin: Europe prepares to ‘act where NATO is unwilling to do so’ as MEP admits ‘Trump is right – we rely on US too much’
European Parliament voted today on plans for closer military co-operation
Britain WOULD be able to opt out of the project and not pay towards it
MEP behind report says Donald Trump ‘absolutely right’ on Nato funding
Urmas Paet says Putin’s aggression plays up to ‘Soviet nostalgia’ in Russia
Estonian who authored report says it is NOT setting up a parallel EU army
There is a separate plan for a £420million defence research programme
By CHRIS SUMMERS
DailyMail.com
22 November 2016
The European Parliament has voted in favour of plans which would cut through red tape and allow NATO forces to be deployed quicker in the event of a crisis and bolster defences against Russian aggression in eastern Europe.
A resolution which was debated in Strasbourg last night would also allow for the EU to ‘act where NATO is unwilling to do so’.
It was passed today with 369 votes in favour and 255 against, with 70 abstentions.
The debate in Strasbourg comes in the wake of Donald Trump’s election as US President and amid fears among European leaders that the President-Elect will reach an agreement with Vladimir Putin which could leave some EU countries vulnerable.
Trump has also said other Nato countries need to pay more for their own defence.
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