Among other things, he believes that it can lead to war when you have to decide where that border goes and that you also have to take into account what the people themselves want.

- There are good, historical, reasons why the peoples of Eastern Europe applied to the EU and NATO as soon as possible, says Erik Melander.

Many outbreaks of war have been preceded by armaments, but according to him, armor in Europe is a reaction to a danger.

- If Europe did not arm itself, or arm itself down, then that danger would not disappear but it would remain.