“The US elections can and do put us in a time pressure situation.
But we must always be aware that for other reasons, Americans can always shift their focus, namely towards the Indo-Pacific region, ”RIA Novosti quotes him in an interview with Deutschlandfunk.
So he answered a journalist's question about whether the American elections would be a threat to support for Ukraine.
According to the minister, among the reasons for such a change in course will not necessarily be the new leader of the United States, in connection with which Europe needs to coordinate its defense policy more smoothly and "take responsibility."
In July, the Commander of the US National Guard, General Daniel Hokanson, announced that the United States National Guard was planning to expand joint training programs with countries in the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR).
Last week, Pentagon Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Planning and Capabilities Mara Karlin said that Washington is seeking to increase the scale of its military exercises in the Indo-Pacific region, involving more countries in order to contain Beijing.