DID Press: Russian Cabinet of Ministers granted the Defense Ministry permission to cancel military cooperation agreements with 11 European countries. The move affects contracts with Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Romania, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Croatia, Belgium, and the Czech Republic, as well as a memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom.
The authorization was published on Friday, December 19, on Russia’s official legal information portal. Most of these agreements were signed between 1992 and 2002.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov previously stated that Moscow believes Europe is preparing for potential military confrontation with Russia, and the country is responding accordingly. Over the past three years, Russia has allocated approximately 10 percent of its GDP to defense spending.
This decision comes amid ongoing tensions between Russia and Europe following the war in Ukraine, with European countries recently agreeing to deploy a “drone defense wall” along their borders to enhance aerial surveillance and interception capabilities.