Leaders from northern and southern Europe have said EU security requires increased investment if countries hope to see off the ongoing threat from Russia.
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00:00Leaders from Northern and Southern Europe have said EU security requires increased investment
00:07if countries within the bloc hope to mitigate the ongoing threat from Russia.
00:13It comes ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump in January, who has consistently
00:19called for a swift end to the war in Ukraine through negotiations with Russia.
00:25Speaking at a press briefing during the North-South Summit, hosted in Finland's Lapland region,
00:30Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Maloney emphasised the importance of maintaining support for
00:35Ukraine.
00:36Saying that in my opinion about Trump we should not follow the rumours. I heard for example
00:43the last things he said about Ukraine, so I come to Russia, saying that yes we are working
00:49for peace but we know to have peace we cannot abandon Ukraine.
00:52EU High Representative Kaya Kalas went on to address the risk posed by what she called
00:58the weaponising of migration, stressing the need for proactivity in the face of criminal
01:03gangs and the strain on resources.