EU Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas warned that European transport infrastructure is not ready for rapid troop deployment in case of war with Russia, citing bureaucratic obstacles and physical limitations of roads and bridges.
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European rails and roads are not fit for a rapid deployment of troops in case of a war with Russia
Moving military equipment from western to eastern Europe takes weeks or months
Europe's transport infrastructure is not suitable for rapid movement of tanks, troops and weapons in case of war with Russia
Moving military equipment from western to eastern Europe would take weeks or months
The EU is developing a strategy to upgrade 500 infrastructure sites along four military corridors
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