“Without Ukraine’s Participation, It Is Impossible to Create a Powerful European Security System”
Speech by Deputy Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Major General Vadym Skibitskyi at a roundtable discussion held by the Institute for Global Politics on „Problems and Prospects for Creating a New European Security System in the Context of Russia’s Aggressive Foreign Policy” on December 11, 2025. (Part 3).
- What will be the policy of the United States of America towards Europe?
- What should Europeans do?
- Initiatives within the EU and NATO are often uncoordinated, which leads to their being used ineffectively.
- A problematic issue is the insufficient defense capabilities of the EU and NATO.
- No decisions have been made regarding the model of Joint European Armed Forces and a unified Command.
- We understand how our European partners need our experience in the war.
- A very interesting study was conducted by the Le Grand Continent consulting group, Paris.
- 51 % believe that there is a high risk of Russia’s armed aggression against one of the European countries.
- 69 % believe that their country is not capable of defending itself in case of Russia’s armed aggression.
- 63 % assess the risk of open confrontation with terrorist organizations as very high.
- Without Ukraine’s participation, it is impossible to create a powerful European security system.
