The report identified gaps in air and missile defence, ground combat, naval forces, munitions stockpiles and drones, and called for a decisive change in the scale and pace of investment and cooperation.

EU defence ministers are expected to discuss the assessment in Brussels on Monday before it goes to the bloc’s leaders. The report measures progress against the readiness target set last year.

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