Speaking at the Europe 2024 conference, Habeck noted that Europe “must do its own homework.”

“We were not prepared for the fact that war returned.

We need to do this, we cannot rely on the Americans to pay all the bills,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Habeck added that this should be done regardless of whether Donald Trump wins the US presidential election or not.

Otherwise, according to Habeck, Europe risks a lot.

Earlier, the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, called for the EU economy to be put on a war footing.