Andrius Kubilius
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Oct 15, 2026
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
[upbeat music] The vibe in Brussels today is pugnacious as EU leaders get their first chance to beef about the budget face-to-face.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
Also on the pod, Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius weighs in on Trump's diesel deal with Russia, and ECB President Christine Lagarde plugged her upcoming book at a press conference.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
Is that kosher? I'm Zoya Sheftalovich, and with me today is one of our policy editors, Sarah Wheaton.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
Morning, Sarah.
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Zoya SheftalovichHOST
[laughs]
Sarah WheatonHOST
My favorite.
Sarah WheatonHOST
[gentle music] So Zoya, you spoke with Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius on stage at the Politico Resilience Summit yesterday, not to be confused with the EUCO Summit.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
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MaryHOST
Moving to the global overview, that satellite leverage ties perfectly into our next story, the European Union defense budget.
JohnHOST
Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius is sounding the alarm.
JohnHOST
He is urging governments to protect defense spending in the next budget fight.
MaryHOST
The European Commission proposed a two trillion euro long-term budget.
Ada JaniszewskaCORRESPONDENT
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Agnieszka BielawskaHOST
First, though, a Lithuanian statesman and European Commissioner for Defence, Andrius Kubilius, has been honored in Poland for his contribution to relations between the two neighboring countries and to strengthening European security.
Agnieszka BielawskaHOST
Michal Owczarek has the details.
Michał OwczarekCORRESPONDENT
The Poland-Lithuania Cooperation and Dialogue Forum Award was on Monday presented in person by Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Michał OwczarekCORRESPONDENT
In his tribute, he praised Andrius Kubilius' contribution to Polish-Lithuanian relations and to raising the profile of defense and innovation in the European Union.
Michał OwczarekCORRESPONDENT
One important element of this agenda is the EU Security Action for Europe, SAFE financing instrument designed to support defense investment and joint procurement.
Michał OwczarekCORRESPONDENT
Poland has been allocated nearly forty-five billion euro under the program, making it its largest beneficiary.
Michał SzczerbaGUEST
Okay.
Michał SzczerbaGUEST
How do you find the European Commission in the frames of defense readiness? We have a new commissioner, Andrius Kubilius.
Michał SzczerbaGUEST
We have a plan.
Michał SzczerbaGUEST
We will have a European Security Council.
Dave KeatingGUEST
This is an idea that has been floating around for a while.
Dave KeatingGUEST
Her defense commissioner, Andrius Kubilius, has been a supporter.
Dave KeatingGUEST
He's been speaking about it a lot here in Brussels over the past year.
Dave KeatingGUEST
She didn't specify what this would be, um, but she of course, it, it's curious that she would propose this because actually what she's talking about here is something that would not be part of the European Union.
Andy ValvurHOST
Right now, [clears throat] it can take 45 days to get troops from Spain to the Baltics, right? I mean, it's kind of a military non-Schengen.
Toomas Hendrik IlvesHOST
Well, this is, this is precisely what Commissioner for Defense, uh, in the European Commission, Andrius Kubilius, has been pushing for, a military Schengen.
Toomas Hendrik IlvesHOST
Now, this has been an issue for, for ages.
Toomas Hendrik IlvesHOST
In 2015, General Ben Hodges, who at the time was the man in charge of, uh, US Army Europe, uh, actually did a test to see how long it would take to get an armored unit from Germany up to Estonia.
Michał OwczarekCORRESPONDENT
Concerns about the prospect of a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO intensified this week after Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zaharova said European factories producing weapons for Ukraine were potential military targets for Russia.
Michał OwczarekCORRESPONDENT
Asked by TVP World for Comments, EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said a Russian attack would trigger a military response.
Andrius KubiliusSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, I would say if Russia will hit our factories in European territories, that would be Article 5.
Michał OwczarekCORRESPONDENT
Article 5 says that an armed attack on one or more NATO members is treated as an attack on all, requiring allies to come to the assistance of the country targeted.
Jenny CampbellHOST
Rutte responded that he did not take the Russian warning seriously because Putin, quote, "Can never win against NATO," end quote.
Jenny CampbellHOST
EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius rejected calls for renewed diplomacy and insisted instead that Putin must, quote, "Feel that war is coming to Russia itself," end quote.
Jenny CampbellHOST
The issue, therefore, is not that the danger has gone unnoticed.
Jenny CampbellHOST
Dominant sections of the European ruling class have concluded that retreat is politically and strategically unacceptable and seek further escalation.
Paul FullerNARRATOR
The European powers have tied their policy to a Ukrainian victory.
Paul FullerNARRATOR
EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius declared Wednesday, quote, Putin needs to feel that war is coming to Russia itself, unquote.
Paul FullerNARRATOR
Ukraine's military position, meanwhile, is deteriorating.
Paul FullerNARRATOR
In July, it intercepted just twenty-nine of one hundred ninety-five Russian ballistic missiles, and it enters the winter without the air defenses it needs to protect its power grid.
James HedleyHOST
The wiring goes further than the cables and the servers.
James HedleyHOST
EU Defence Commissioner Kubilius at the GovSatCom conference in March 2026 set the European fortress's final requirement, satellite communication autonomy and a European space shield by 2030.
James HedleyHOST
The logic is simple and structural.
James HedleyHOST
You cannot exert command and control over what you cannot see.