John O'Donnell (16 Dec 2022) EU defence agency chief: Europe cannot rely on U.S. alone as shield "The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine demonstrates our capability shortfalls". —Jiří Šedivý. "Without U.S. help, the EU would struggle to defend itself, lacking intelligence, reconnaissance aircraft and medium-range missile defence as well as amphibious ships and submarines". —2020 report of the European Parliament.