EU Alert: Citizens advised to stock 72-hour emergency kits as tensions with Russia rise

A European Union report advises citizens to accumulate a minimum of 72 hours' worth of food, water, and emergency supplies due to concerns over potential threats of war from Russia.

According to Newsweek, the report was published on October 30, 2024 and was written by former Finnish President Sauli Niinistö (pictured here with Biden in 2022), who is the Special Adviser to the President of the European Commission.

The President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen was presented with the reported and said that it has became clear that the EU was underprepared for both Russia's war in Ukraine and the Covid19 pandemic.

As highlighted by the German publication Focus, the EU report states that war with Russia is not the only threat that citizens need to be prepared for, however, it is considered the biggest threat at this time.

Newsweek cites the report as saying, "We do not have a clear plan on what the EU will do in the event of armed aggression against a Member State."

The report continues, "The threat of war posed by Russia to European security forces us to address this as a centerpiece of our preparedness, without undermining the work to prepare for other major threats."

The report recommends that EU citizens stock up on enough food, medicine, water for at least 72 hours and also keep a battery-powered radio and a flashlight on hand.

In addition, the report added that although those countries that are geographically closest to Russia face the biggest threat of a Russian aggression, all of the 27 countries in the European Union should be prepared for the worst.

The report describes that there is no precise plan as to how the EU would react in the event of a Russian attack on one of the EU states.

However, according to RBC Ukraine, the report does state that the Europea Union states should begin taking other measures such as dedicating at least 20% of the EU's overall budget to improving security and crisis readiness.

In addition the report call for a plan to improve how intelligence information is shared among EU countries.

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