Russia is the greatest military threat to the EU and will remain so for “quite a period of time,” Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius said.
European Union countries increased defense spending by 10% to a record €279 billion ($293 billion) last year, according to the European Defence Agency.
Officials envision fielding a network of drone-based sensors for keeping tabs on vital undersea cables and pipelines in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas.
President Biden has pledged to spend all of the military assistance funds Congress approved earlier this year for Ukraine before his administration ends.