Lithuanian MEP Andrius Kubilius called for the European Union to discuss establishing a European Security Council on X between 1:46 p.m. and 2:16 p.m. UTC on January 19, 2026, as a response to the geopolitical security crisis through greater unity and collective leadership, according to his post. Kubilius stated that EU unity starts with collective leadership to discuss the most important defense issues, noting the Security Council was first proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, linking to a 2018 European Commission speech in his post shared during the 29-minute reporting window. The post emphasizes more EU unity as the response to the crisis, with Kubilius writing: "We need to discuss setting up European Security Council."
