Times Radio: Talks over UK joining EU defence fund break down

I think it an indication that in this instance some some stakeholders in the European Commission have prioritised protecting their own defence market over creating a truly European rather than just an EU defence industrial base and that is really what we need to need to have in place at the moment for the next couple of years use every capacity that there is especially Eastern European great thing for them. Some other members of the European Union have sought to protect their own industry and rather get these orders themselves."