The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Sir Keir Starmer, announced that Europe must prepare for the possibility of war after Russia began to increase threats to the region.
Starmer also announced that Britain would work on 'deeper economic integration' with the European Union (EU) and move closer to the single market in a variety of additional sectors.
He also stressed that the current status quo of EU-UK relations is no longer in line with the original goals, but acknowledged that there is a risk of compromise due to the move.
According to Starmer, leaders should not hesitate as Russia has shown a clear tendency towards aggression.
The statement was made while he attended the Defense Summit in Germany attended by about 50 world leaders to discuss European defense and the future of transatlantic relations.
Meanwhile, the UK will deploy a group of warships to the Arctic this year following allegations by US President (US), Donald Trump, that he wants to take over Greenland.
At the same time, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged European countries to change the direction of their economic and defense policies during his speech at the conference.
Rubio said the US and Europe will always be interconnected, stressing that Washington wants allies who can defend themselves so that no adversary dares to test their collective strength.
