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Sir Kerr Starmer urged European leaders to do more to counter Vladimir Putin’s attempts to sabotage the vital sea cables.
The Prime Minister told their European Union counterparts that military cooperation and largest industrial cooperation should be increased to strengthen defense on the continent.
His comments came when Europe rushed to think about how to respond to the return of Donald Trump to the White House.
The US President threatened to take over Greenland, a region that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, warning of the possibility of slapping the definitions on the European Union goods and demanding an increase in defensive spending from NATO members on the continent.
Sir Kerr addressed the leaders of the European Union at dinner in Brussels, where he became the first Prime Minister in the United Kingdom to attend a meeting in the European Council since Britain left the European Union.
He said: “We need to deepen cooperation to protect ourselves from the threats of the state and sabotage, including the infrastructure of the sea under the seas.”
“We see you, we know what you do and we will not be ashamed of the strong work to protect this country.” royalnavy Ships track a Russian spy ship in the English channel just weeks after their arrest, shining on the critical infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/rqf4xub4yj
DefenseHq January 22, 2025
In January, the government revealed the use of the royal nuclear -powered naval submarine to warn of the arrested Russian spy vessel as it sparkled on “UK’s UK Infrastructure”.
Sir Kiir told Brussels that they should also “explore more cooperation in missions and operations, as we already do with our operations in the Red Sea and our work to train Ukrainian forces.”
The Prime Minister, who pushes the defense and security relations as part of the “reset” in relations with the European Union, also called for more work in military research and development, where the United Kingdom has “unique skills.”
He also suggested measures to improve military and logistical mobility, and suggested that “the European Union and the United Kingdom must” deepen our industrial cooperation ” – a warning of” fragmentation “through the bloc.
“We will be more successful in building the European defense sector and contributing more to our defense if we work together,” he said.