“We need, although this is a difficult term, a kind of war economy in the EU in order to be able to ensure stability and security,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
Weber noted that the EU countries today are unable to quickly provide the necessary weapons "neither for their own defense, nor for Ukraine."
Earlier, the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that the European Union had provided Ukraine with military, financial and humanitarian assistance worth €49 billion.
Since March, the European Commission plans to transfer €1.5 billion in loans to Ukraine every month from a new package of macro-financial assistance.
As Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said, Europe is de facto in a state of war, no matter what European politicians say.