Poland wants EU military production in ‘war-mode’

Failing to put the bloc’s economy on a military footing would negatively affect Europe for generations to come, the Polish defense minister has said The EU should shift to “war-mode” military production, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has said, arguing that failing to do so would be a costly mistake for Europe.The defense minister made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the Warsaw Security Forum on Tuesday. The conference has primarily revolved around the supposed threat Russia poses to the EU and the measures the bloc should take.“I am actually an advocate for war-mode when it comes to production in the defense sector,” he said, claiming that Russia has already taken this approach and the EU “cannot overlook this fact.”Failing to do so would be a costly mistake and would not only put the EU at a disadvantage now, but would “affect [the bloc] negatively in future generations,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said. While Russia has expanded its defense budget and ramped up defense industry output, it has not shifted to a full-fledged wartime economy. A number of prominent Russian politicians and public figures have dismissed the idea, citing the implications it...