# Europe needs more than soldiers if Russia attacks, defense expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/12426

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-03 15:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/europe-needs-more-than-soldiers-if-russia-attacks-defense-expert-says/

> The Kyiv Independent’s Martin Fornusek interviewed former Slovak Defense Minister Martin Sklenar about the prospect of a Russian attack on NATO. Sklenar discussed whether Europe is militarily prepared for such a scenario. The conversation also examined possible U.S. troop reductions, defense spending and the increasingly prominent debate over conscription.