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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Plan to speed tanks and armies across Europe in case of war with Russia

French military personnel take positions beside an armoured vehicle on a country road
French armed forces take part in a Nato exercise in Romania this month. Kaja Kallas said the EU proposals would underpin, rather than duplicate, Nato’s defence planning. Photograph: Daniel Mihăilescu/AFP/Getty Images

The EU executive has pledged to ease red tape to speed up the movement of European armies and tanks across the continent, describing it as “a critical insurance policy for European security”.

A military mobility plan announced by the European Commission on Wednesday is part of an effort to ensure Europe is ready to defend itself by 2030, in line with warnings from security services that Russia could be able to attack an EU member state within five years.

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