European army would be ‘extremely dangerous,’ EU official warns amid NATO rift

The European Union’s top diplomat poured cold water on hopes of a single European army on Monday, warning that the possibility would be “dangerous.”

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas spoke against the possibility at a security conference in Norway, arguing that the proposal wasn’t practical.

“Those who say that we need a European army, maybe those people haven’t really thought this through practically,” she said. “If you are already part of NATO, then you can’t create a separate army.”

Kallas argued that the chain of command was the most important military asset during a crisis, and if a separate European military were to form alongside NATO, it would lead to widespread confusion.

“And if you have, like the European army and then you have the