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German defense minister wants EU military to match NATO

By REUTERS

NOVEMBER 7, 2016 22:04

BERLIN - Germany's defense minister said on Monday the European Union must modernize its military defense and security to match NATO's drive to beef up its own security forces in the wake of a major Russian build-up.

France, Germany, Italy and Spain are calling for a common European defense policy after Britain's vote to quit the bloc, an initiative that marks the EU's biggest push since the 1990s.

"We have seen an enormous modernization drive by NATO over the past three years because of the Kremlin's behavior," Ursula von der Leyen told a security conference hosted by the conservative Christian Democrats.

"That was correct and important, but I believe that we must invest at the least same energy into a modernization of the European security and defense union," she said.

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