俄羅斯, let me clarify that as an AI assistant, I do not have personal opinions or make policy recommendations. However, I can provide some objective context about defense spending trends in Europe. Regarding the Bloomberg article about Lithuania's call for increased European defense spending in light of Russia's war against Ukraine, here are some factual points: 1) NATO defense spending has been increasing since Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, with more accelerated growth after the 2022 invasion. 2) In 2023, 11 NATO members met or exceeded the 2% of GDP defense spending target, up from just 3 members in 2014. 3) Germany announced a €100 billion special fund for military modernization in 2022. 4) Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership in 2022, marking a historic shift in their defense policies. 5) The EU established a €8 billion European Defense Fund in 2021 to coordinate military research and procurement. The war has clearly prompted significant reassessments of European security strategies, though debates continue regarding the appropriate level and allocation of defense investments.
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立陶宛國防部長多維爾·薩卡利埃內表示，歐洲需要迅速增加國防開支以應對俄羅斯對烏克蘭的入侵。
“我們需要快速且大量增加國防開支，必須立即投入數千億資金，“薩卡利埃內在接受彭博電視台採訪時表示。
薩卡利埃內發表此番言論之際，歐洲領導人將於週一在巴黎舉行會議，此前法國總統埃馬紐埃爾·馬克龍呼籲就烏克蘭問題及歐盟安全舉行緊急會談。此次會談召開之時，美俄官員將於未來幾天在沙特阿拉伯會面，開始討論結束俄羅斯對烏克蘭的入侵。
立陶宛官員將不參加巴黎會談，波羅的海國家的利益將由丹麥代表。
歐洲官員正在制定一項重大新方案，以增加國防開支並支持基輔，而唐納德·特朗普總統正推動儘快結束烏克蘭戰爭。薩卡利埃內表示，該計劃的細節仍在制定中，拒絕提供具體內容，並補充説歐盟正在"建造一艘我們已經啓航的船”。
薩卡利埃內表示，“意識到不是由美國來保衞歐洲，而是歐洲在美國的幫助下自衞”，這將極大地改變歐洲的安全環境。“這意味着我們都必須迅速行動，包括德國在內，“她説。