EU foreign and defence ministers adopted a new common defence policy on Monday allowing the European Union to establish rapid response forces, the bloc’s top diplomat announced. The decision is “a turning point for the EU as a security provider,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said at a press conference, calling the move a strong signal of unity. The EU’s new joint response forces, designed to react quickly in crisis situations, are now set to be operational by 2025, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine injected fresh urgency into the EU’s new defence plans, in the works since 2020. Ru…