Ukraine’s struggle against Russia’s invasion is fundamentally changing Europe, two Baltic leaders told Euractiv on the sidelines of a conference in Poland. Eastern flank leaders used the Ukraine Recovery Conference last week to argue that Europe’s policy in the besieged country can no longer be treated as a reconstruction or an enlargement file alone. It is a test case of Europe’s ability to adapt to its new world on the regional and global stage.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “If we look back in twenty years, this is the moment defence cooperation clicked for the EU,” Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Michal told Euractiv in an interview. “Europe was a project of peace without arms. Now, it will be a project of peace – but with arms.” “That’s a big difference because if Europe – the wealthiest region in the world – will have arms and the ability to respond to security threats inside and outside, Europe will become a lot stronger.” For Michal, the shift is not only about military spending. A more capable Europe, he argued, would also become a more credible global player. “Europe is becoming more popular, globally and everywhere because of free trade, markets and our predictability, which used to be boring. But right now, it’s a commodity,” Michal said. “For bad reasons, good things are happening for the European future,” he added.