“Today, we have established the European Defense Innovation Center to stimulate and support cooperation between EU member states on military innovation,” TASS quoted him as saying.
According to the El País newspaper, citing a draft document from the European authorities, the European Commission previously reported deep shortcomings in European defense against the backdrop of a worsening security situation in the EU due to events in Ukraine.
At the same time, the EU foreign ministers agreed on the allocation of another €500 million for military assistance to Ukraine.
According to Borrell, the total amount of EU funds allocated to Kyiv is €2 billion.