Increased military spending may be the price of peace 

Europe has not seen war on its soil for many decades because Nato invested in protection and maintaining this investment in protection is crucial

The EU is seriously considering relaxing financial measures to buy bullets, tanks, and deadly drones. File picture: Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post/AP

The European Union has reached a defining moment in its short history. 

As Russia’s war against Ukraine reaches a pivotal moment, and the newly elected US president is threatening to pull the plug on Nato while bullying Ukraine into surrender, the only political question in Europe right now is the following: should EU members invest many billions of euro on military infrastructure and equipment?