European leaders on Thursday backed plans to spend more on defence and continue to stand by Ukraine in a world upended by Donald Trump's
March 06, 2025
President Emmanuel Macron has said he will launch a strategic dialogue on extending the protection offered by France's nuclear arsenal to its European partners.
March 06, 2025
Turkey, with the second largest army in NATO after the United States, could contribute to a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, a Turkish defence ministry source said on
March 06, 2025
Russia said on Thursday that a French and British peace initiative on Ukraine was a bid to buy time for Kyiv and prevent its military collapse.
March 06, 2025
NATO's newest member Sweden plans to contribute up to eight Jas Gripen fighter jets to the defence alliance's air policing in Poland, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said
March 06, 2025
The Kremlin on Thursday condemned what it called a highly confrontational speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he called Russia a threat to Europe and said Paris
March 06, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plans to participate in the European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday, his spokesman said.
March 06, 2025
France to consider protecting European allies with its nuclear arsenal, Macron says
March 06, 2025
The Czech government has decided to gradually raise its defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product by 2030, from around 2% now, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Wednesday.
March 05, 2025
NATO armed forces are not ready for a modern drone war, the military commander in charge of Ukraine's unmanned systems warned, three years into a conflict with Russia in
March 05, 2025
President Emmanuel Macron wants to build up French defence spending as Washington threatens to pull its European security guarantee, but funding those plans as his
March 05, 2025
President Donald Trump’s pick as NATO ambassador is reassuring senators at his confirmation hearing that the Trump administration’s commitment to the military alliance is “ironclad.”
March 04, 2025
Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, pledged on Tuesday to strengthen NATO and said the Republican
March 04, 2025
Europe's rush to boost funding for military spending has sent defence stocks on a tear, though investors are now wondering how much more
March 04, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron says he’s ready to start discussions on nuclear deterrence with European allies
March 04, 2025
Finland's security and intelligence service Supo is closely watching how U.S. intelligence positions itself towards Russia under the Trump administration, Supo's chief said on
March 04, 2025
The Belgian government aims to accelerate defence spending by 4 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in the coming months, the Belgian defence ministry said on Tuesday, confirming a report
March 04, 2025
The leaders of Britain and France are spearheading a desperate diplomatic drive to shore up Europe’s security, bolster Ukraine’s defenses and ensure the Trump administration doesn’t seek a ceasefire on terms that reward Moscow for invading its neighbor
March 03, 2025
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March 03, 2025
5 key takeaways from a frenetic weekend of Ukraine diplomacy
March 03, 2025
Even as they have rallied to Volodymyr Zelenskiy's side after his Oval Office clash with Donald Trump, European leaders' approach to the war in
March 03, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Europe must take responsibility for defending itself as world leaders met in London to discuss working together to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine
March 02, 2025
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that some European leaders had privately set out new plans on defence spending during a meeting in London, but he declined to give details,
March 02, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S.
March 01, 2025
NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Saturday he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he needs to find a way to restore his relationship with U.S.
March 01, 2025
Western allies rally around Zelensky after Trump spat deepens rift with Europe
March 01, 2025
Romania's defence spending could reach 3% of GDP in stages in one to two years, interim President Ilie Bolojan said on Friday, signalling a further rise in its target as U.S.
February 28, 2025
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February 26, 2025
Latvia’s foreign minister is warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to achieve in peace talks what he hasn’t been able to accomplish in his war against Ukraine — weaken the United States and restore control over his smaller neighbor
February 26, 2025
The Kremlin, asked about an assertion by U.S.
February 25, 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday he would increase annual defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 and target a 3% level last seen
February 25, 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will raise defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027
February 25, 2025
The United States will lose if Russia wins its war in Ukraine, Finland's president said on Monday, as fears mount in Europe about President Donald Trump's intentions
February 24, 2025
A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada are in Ukraine to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion and discuss support with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
February 24, 2025
Germany's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned on Sunday whether NATO would remain in its "current form" by June in light of comments by U.S.
February 23, 2025
The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week
February 23, 2025
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he was willing to give up his position if it meant peace in Ukraine, adding
February 23, 2025
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says his country will decide whether Ukraine joins the European Union
February 22, 2025
NATO is planning to build a pipeline system from Germany to Poland and the Czech Republic to ensure a rapid supply of jet fuel for fighter aircraft in the event of a war with Russia
February 22, 2025
U.S.
February 22, 2025
Europe needs to spend around 250 billion euros ($261.6 billion) annually in defence investments to secure itself without U.S. support, a sum the bloc could bear given its economic
February 21, 2025
Adapting civilian platforms for military use can speed up defence production while increasing standardization, the CEO of Norway's Kongsberg Gruppen said, as
February 21, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron says he intends to tell U
February 21, 2025
Political and military leaders in Europe are fleshing out details of a plan for European forces to help ensure Moscow does not attack Ukraine again once the guns fall silent
February 21, 2025
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz said on Thursday the U.S. was at risk of sliding into longer-term authoritarian instability, casting doubt on Washington's presence for
February 20, 2025
Why should a country want or need allies? President Donald Trump and his followers seem to disdain the idea. So did George Washington.
February 20, 2025
The Kremlin said on Thursday that any plan to send European troops to Ukraine as part of a potential peacekeeping mission would be unacceptable for Russia and that it was monitoring
February 20, 2025
Europe should wake up and build its own defence policy following a dramatic shift by the United States over Ukraine and geopolitical developments in recent months, Greek Prime
February 20, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine three years ago has turned into Europe’s largest conflict since World War II
February 20, 2025
As Trump’s attacks on Zelensky turn personal, there’s only one winner: Russia
February 19, 2025Denmark will increase its military budget by a combined 50 billion crowns ($6.99 billion) this year and next to address acute
February 19, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discussed the importance of security guarantees for Kyiv in any discussion of a
February 19, 2025
Polish call centre worker Katarzyna Paprota, 48, says the dramatic shift in United States policy towards Russia and Ukraine
February 19, 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lauded U.S.
February 19, 2025
Russia on Tuesday demanded NATO scrap its 2008 promise to one day give Ukraine membership of the U.S.-led NATO military alliance and
February 18, 2025
Poland's president said on Tuesday that U.S. officials had assured him that Washington did not intend to lower troop numbers in eastern Europe, as he gave a statement to reporters
February 18, 2025
France plans to a host a second meeting to discuss Ukraine and European security on Wednesday, but has this time invited European countries not present earlier this week and NATO ally
February 18, 2025Faced with U.S. demands to provide the military muscle to enforce a future Ukraine peace deal, Europe finds itself in a bind.
February 18, 2025
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was serious about negotiating a settlement to end the war in Ukraine as high-level talks began in Saudi Arabia, and
February 18, 2025
European leaders have insisted their governments must have a say in talks between the U.S. and Russia to end the war in Ukraine, as both Moscow and Washington said there was no role for Europe in the negotiations that could shape the future of the continent
February 17, 2025
European leaders meeting in Paris for emergency talks on Monday called for higher spending to ramp up the continent's defence
February 17, 2025
Barred from US-Russia talks on Ukraine, Europe scrambles for response with Paris summit
February 17, 2025
Keith Kellogg, U.S.
February 17, 2025
European and German fiscal rules would need to be reformed if higher defence spending was agreed among European partners, German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies said
February 17, 2025
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to see a strong and sovereign Europe, he said on Monday, ahead of hastily arranged talks in Paris following signals that the United
February 17, 2025
Trump offers key concessions to Putin ahead of Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia
February 17, 2025British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday he was ready to send British troops to Ukraine as part of any postwar peacekeeping force as he tried to show
February 16, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron will host European leaders, including Britain's prime minister on Monday for an emergency summit on the Ukraine war after U.S.
February 16, 2025
They should not have been surprised.
February 16, 2025
An isolated Europe worries the US will negotiate on Ukraine badly without it
February 16, 2025European countries will not create one unified army in response to threats from Russia, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with state TV broadcast late
February 16, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his country would work to ensure the U.S. and Europe remained together and that they should not allow divisions to
February 15, 2025
Zelensky warns days of guaranteed US support for Europe are over, as Kellogg says Europeans won’t be at table for peace talks
February 15, 2025
A Czech-led initiative to supply Ukraine with large-calibre ammunition has delivered 1.6 million shells and will continue, Czech President Petr Pavel said on Saturday, a year after
February 15, 2025
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