European Defense

The president must decide if his candidates should drop out and back the left to stop the far right winning power in France.

In its new electoral program the party refuses “transfers of competence” to the EU in terms of defense and foreign policy.

Slovakia’s former Prime Minister Eduard Heger and Defense Minister Jaroslav Naď are facing possible criminal charges for helping Ukraine.

In Telegraph interview, NATO secretary-general also raises alarm about China’s burgeoning nuclear program.

A D-Day furore for his rival lets the Labour leader play PM in waiting. But questions remain over his party’s defense plans.

Lithuania is busy digging up a remote forest to host German troops.

Ukrainian president unleashes on Beijing, saying it’s helping Moscow threaten countries with higher food and fuel prices to convince them not to attend June 15-16 meeting.

Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, Paris has been signaling a willingness to be more involved in NATO.

France, Germany and most EU members have far fewer restrictions on the use of donated weapons.

A large number of EU resolutions on Ukraine are being blocked by Hungary, said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.

“We have to have a common air defense shield for all of Europe, like it was proposed by Mitsotakis and Tusk,” the Commission chief said.

The war in Ukraine has shifted thinking — both among politicians and the public — on the need to spend more on defense.

Helsinki has borne the brunt of Moscow’s malign activities, and now wants other countries to wake up to the threat.

The EU should spend more on solving crises at their source, World Food Programme chief economist urges on visit to Brussels.

Prime Minister Tusk called the funding an investment “in our security, and above all in a secure eastern border.”

Moscow would use any suspension of hostilities to press its military advantage, Ukrainian president tells AFP.

As autonomous drones soar toward the frontline, bigger countries like China and the U.S. are watching.

Irish General Seán Clancy was elected chair of the European Union Military Committee.

The move comes amid a broader reshuffle of the Russian defense ministry as Moscow ramps up its offensive against Ukraine.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the country faces a “hybrid war” in illegal migration.

As he gets tougher on Russia, French president urges discussion on idea of using France’s nuclear warheads to defend the EU.

Sikorski says he hopes Trump is realizing that opposing Ukraine could undermine his prospects of winning back the White House.