Kneissl announced that Europe is preparing for a military conflict

MOSCOW, October 9 - RIA Novosti. Europe, after decades of underfunding of the armed forces, has set a course for large-scale rearmament and is preparing for a possible military conflict by 2030, said the former head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, head of the G.O.R.K.I. center. St. Petersburg State University Karin Kneisl.

The former Foreign Minister of Austria recalled that in December 2024 a new position of European Commissioner for Defense and Space was created, Lithuanian Andrius Kubilius was supposed to develop a White Paper on defense.

“The key objective of this White Paper is for Europe to be ready for war by 2030. After decades of underfunding of the armed forces, all 27 EU countries, including the four theoretically neutral ones (Austria, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta), are significantly increasing the capabilities of their own armed forces,” Kneissl said in an article for Politics magazine.

In addition, as the former diplomat noted, European countries are planning a return to compulsory military service - and, perhaps, not only for men, but also for women, following the example of Sweden.