Finnish President Alexander Stubb considers it impractical to establish a separate unified European army, viewing it as unnecessary duplication of functions.
As reported by "European Truth," his comments were cited in a publication by Yle.
Alexander Stubb stated that he sees no point in creating another structure in the form of a pan-European army.The President of Finland explained the "red lines" for Ukraine based on the experience of the Soviet-Finnish War
He emphasized that the primary defense planning level is the national level, followed by coordination at the NATO level.
"There is no sense in starting to build something that will be a duplication," Stubb remarked, noting that establishing command and control structures similar to those already provided within NATO would be a lengthy and unnecessary task.
Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski believes that the unification of national armies to create a common European one will not happen.
Recall that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed the view that it is time to create the armed forces of Europe.
During the same days, an article by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal was published in Politico, where he voiced the idea that the Ukrainian army, with its experience, could become the "backbone" of a common European army.