# European defense ministers call Russia the main security threat and pledge continued support for Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/117086

- Meduza, 2026-10-27 09:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/27/european-countries-with-the-largest-defense-budgets-name-russia-their-main-security-threat-and-pledge-continued-support-for-ukraine

> Defense ministers from the UK, Germany, Italy, Poland, and France met in Paris on October 26 to discuss support for Ukraine ahead of winter. They described Russia as the most acute long-term threat to European security and promised continued backing for Ukraine, but announced no new military or financial aid packages. Germany’s Boris Pistorius said the allies would seek to maintain U.S. support and are working with Ukraine on an air defense system to supplement Patriot.

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