00:00Ladies and gentlemen, I believe in Europe, and I am sure you believe too.
00:10And I urge you to act for your own sake.
00:25And for the sake of Europe, people of Europe, your nations, your houses, your children,
00:34and our shared future.
00:37For this, Europe has to become self-sufficient, united by common strengths, Ukrainian and
00:43European.
00:44Right now, Ukraine's army, supported by global aid, thank you so much, is holding back Russia.
00:53But if not us, then who will stop them, really?
00:59Let's be honest, now we can't rule out the possibility that America might say no to Europe
01:06on issues that threaten it.
01:08Many, many leaders have talked about Europe that needs its own military, an army, an army
01:17of Europe.
01:19And I really, I really believe that time has come, the armed forces of Europe must be created.
01:37This is not harder than standing firm against Russian attacks, as we have already done.
01:43But this is not just about increasing defense spending as a GDP ratio.
01:51Money is needed, of course, yes, but money alone will not stop an enemy assault.
01:56People and weapons don't come for free.
01:59But again, it's not just about budgets, it's about people realizing the need to defend
02:06their own, own home.
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