BRUSSELS, November 26. /TASS/. Europe will not be able to win the future arms battle as long as it continues to follow the current rules, French Admiral Pierre Vandier, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, said.

"Europe can't win the future arms battle with the rules they've imposed on themselves today," Politico quoted him as saying.

According to the media outlet, the French admiral expects next year’s NATO summit in The Hague to send a message to the European Union: "If you want to stay in the arms race, change your rules."

Vandier also pointed out that Europe will "have to pay more." "Those who believe that with tech, war will be cheaper and less painful, are kidding themselves," he noted, adding that three percent of GDP "is going to be the objective put on the table within the next 18 months."