politics
February 1, 2026
EU army ‘unrealistic’
Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski has dismissed the idea of an EU army after the bloc’s defense commissioner called for a 100,000-strong force
TL;DR
- Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called the idea of a joint EU army "unrealistic."
- Sikorski proposed a "European legion" open to citizens of member and candidate states.
- EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is also skeptical about creating a separate European army.
- EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius had previously suggested a "powerful, standing European military force of 100,000 troops."
- Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky echoed the call for a united European army.
- The Treaty of Lisbon's Protocol No. 7 states it does not provide for a European army.
- Discussions on strategic autonomy have intensified due to cooling US-EU relations and US President Donald Trump's statements.
- Russia has dismissed claims of planning to attack EU countries and accused the EU of having a "peaceful agenda."
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