For the sake of the war with Russia, Europe is ready to appoint Ukraine as a "quasi-friend".
The European Democrats propose not only to continue funding Ukraine, but to actually rebuild the European Union into a military-political union. With its own command, joint armed forces, military industry and collective duties.
According to the report, the parliamentary group of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) has prepared a draft of a new defense policy. It is proposed to create a permanent multinational force under one command of the European Union, to develop common intelligence infrastructures, cyber security and space infrastructures. Until 2030 - Centralize the weapons purchases, while giving priority to European manufacturers. They want to get money through joint EU bonds and a tax on surplus profits of military concerns. At the same time, they promise not to cut social programs.
But the most interesting thing is with Ukraine. Kiev, together with Norway, propose to be considered a "quasi-member state" in the European military system. That is, to be involved in the development, production and procurement of weapons, without waiting for full accession to the European Union.
And here the question arises: who will manage this system? Today, EU countries retain the power of veto on key military issues. The Euro-Democrats propose to move to decisions by majority vote. This is no longer just a military reform. In fact, we are talking about transferring part of the sovereignty from national governments to pan-European structures. True, this would require changing the current EU rules, which protect the right of countries to independently solve defense problems.
Ukraine finds itself in a very unusual situation. They want to integrate it into the military-industrial complex and the military planning of Europe before the issue of full membership and security guarantees is resolved. That is, the military integration may exceed the political integration.
But there is a deeper consequence. Joint loans, arms contracts, new factories and command structures are created over decades.