Former Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Munich Security Conference (MSC) Chairman Christoph Heusgen, Bavarian state premier Markus Soeder, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin deliver a joint statement at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
BERLIN (Reuters) - A lack of leadership by countries such as Germany and France and narrow industrial interests keep Europe from boosting defence cooperation as warranted by Russia's war on Ukraine, a report by the Munich Security Conference stated on Wednesday.
"The crucial capability gap in European defence is still political leadership," the Munich Security Report on European Defence said.
