European Defense
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy rejects Macron’s Olympic truce proposal
‘Our Oppenheimer moment’ — In Ukraine, the robot wars have already begun
Macron’s wrong to think France’s nuclear umbrella can protect Europe
Neutral-country general to head EU’s top military body
Putin makes former intelligence chief Nikolai Patrushev his aide
Poland to bolster eastern borders to curb irregular migration from Belarus
Macron wants to open ‘debate’ on European nuclear deterrent
As he gets tougher on Russia, French president urges discussion on idea of using France’s nuclear warheads to defend the EU.
Don’t just assume Trump will back Russia, says Polish foreign minister
Sikorski says he hopes Trump is realizing that opposing Ukraine could undermine his prospects of winning back the White House.
Macron warns Europe ‘can die’ in alarmist speech on protectionism, geopolitical threats
Macron reiterated calls for a third way between the U.S. and China, saying Europe must show that “it’s never going to be a vassal for the United States.”
Germany urges UK’s Rishi Sunak to spend big on defense
Russian threat looms large as Chancellor Olaf Scholz prepares to welcome British PM to Berlin.
Germany targets air defense ramp-up as Berlin corrals allies behind Ukraine
Berlin is reportedly assessing whether to boost its order of Patriot missile systems from the U.S.
European defense sovereignty doesn’t mean turning away from NATO, says von der Leyen
With Brussels gunning for a leading role on defense, NATO officials worry about overlaps with the military alliance.
France, Germany ask their citizens to quit Iran amid growing risk of military escalation in Mideast
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres asked for “an immediate cessation” of the hostilities, adding that “neither the region nor the world can afford another war.”
NATO ministers’ doubts, fears and eye-rolls over €100B Ukraine plan
Making military aid to Kyiv more predictable would send a message to Russia that it won’t win the war, said the alliance chief.
Estonia’s Kaja Kallas backs Mark Rutte for NATO top job
Dutch PM wins high-profile endorsement.
France’s fiscal woes cast a long shadow over Macron’s EU ambitions
The French president faces fresh test as outlook for nation’s finances dims, threatening to upend his EU project.
‘Broadening’ consensus on need to defeat Putin among EU leaders, says Lithuanian president
The further a country lies from Russia, the more its leaders need to be persuaded of the threat posed by Vladimir Putin.
Von der Leyen wants to be a wartime president. Now she has to convince EU leaders.
Commission president wants to use a defense boost to help her get a second term.
France pitches radical joint EU borrowing plan to pay for defense
“War is back” in Europe, Paris says as it floats idea to counter decades of underinvestment. It’s likely to prove highly controversial, particularly in Germany.
As it happened: EU leaders discuss Ukraine aid, Gaza cease-fire in high-stakes summit
EU leaders are in Brussels to talk Ukraine, defense, the Middle East and enlargement.
Don’t count on Tusk to fix Macron-Scholz rift over Ukraine
Sometimes even the best couples’ counseling can’t mend a broken relationship.
Ursula von der Leyen’s reelection campaign gets off to a bumpy start
The German politician’s campaign apparatus isn’t yet in place but rivals — and frenemies — are on the attack.
EU cash for Ukraine: The bloc agrees on a €5B weapons fund
Kyiv is desperate for aid, but getting the EU deal meant having to finesse objections from France, Germany and Hungary.
France finds Baltic allies in its spat with Germany over Ukraine troop deployment
Macron raised the possibility that foreign troops could be sent to Ukraine, but Berlin and many other capitals object.
Draghi should lead the European Council
It was the Italian politician’s “whatever it takes” approach that saved the eurozone. And EU leaders should unleash that same spirit to counter the bloc’s challenges once more.