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EU plans to create defense-industrial complex ready for war

New strategy is the bloc’s response to the war in Ukraine and the need to restart arms and ammunition production.

February 27, 2024 5:08 pm CET

Macron doesn’t rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine

European leaders agreed to boost ammunition purchases from third-country suppliers.

February 27, 2024 1:40 am CET

Slovak PM says EU, NATO members weighing sending troops to Ukraine

Statement preceded a Paris conference on the war in Ukraine.

February 26, 2024 9:23 pm CET

What we need is a European armament commissioner

The current procurement model isn’t only expensive, fragmented and bureaucratic but, above all, it won’t be enough to counter the real threat posed by Putin.

February 26, 2024 4:48 am CET

Failure in Ukraine ‘will remake the world,’ UK and Poland warn deadlocked US

David Cameron and Radosław Sikorski in joint push for funding as Ukraine marks two years since full-scale Russian invasion.

February 24, 2024 4:03 am CET
From Across the Pond

Europe’s biggest concern isn’t Putin

Even if Biden is reelected, Europeans are aware that the era of strong transatlantic presidents may be coming to an end.

February 20, 2024 4:00 am CET

Von der Leyen’s 2nd-term pitch: More military might, less climate talk

European Commission President walks fine line between defending her green legacy and locking in support for another run.

February 19, 2024 7:00 pm CET

Ukraine war makes Britain-EU security deal ‘fundamental’: UK shadow foreign secretary

“It’s a pact that is effectively built on the fact that we obviously have war here in Europe,” David Lammy says at Munich Security Conference.

February 18, 2024 12:09 pm CET

Germany’s Scholz wants European allies to up defense spending

Germany is Europe’s leading aid donor to Ukraine, and Berlin wants other countries to catch up.

February 17, 2024 10:41 am CET

Ukraine signs security pacts with Germany, France

G7 countries have pledged to sign bilateral security deals with Kyiv to signal their long-term support in the face of Russia’s aggression.

February 16, 2024 10:53 pm CET

Is world war looming? Europe’s policy pivot reveals leaders’ fears

Putin has attacked and the Middle East is on fire. Now, the EU must change.

February 15, 2024 5:11 pm CET

France will reach NATO defense spending target in 2024

Paris is dramatically increasing military spending, with this year’s budget set at €47.2 billion.

February 15, 2024 10:10 am CET
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EU nuclear weapons ‘unrealistic,’ says German defense committee chair

Some German politicians have suggested the EU needs its own nukes rather than relying on the U.S., France and the U.K.

February 14, 2024 6:07 pm CET

Europe must spend more on defense, Metsola says

The European Parliament President says the EU must ‘step up’ following Trump comments.

February 13, 2024 8:42 am CET

Only military might will win Europe respect, Poland’s Tusk tells fellow leaders

The leaders of France, Poland and Germany didn’t mention Donald Trump, but the presidential candidate’s effort to undermine the NATO alliance hung over their meetings.

February 12, 2024 9:32 pm CET

Trump’s NATO threat denounced across Europe

“Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines our security,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says.

February 11, 2024 6:03 pm CET

Trump says he would ‘encourage’ Russia to attack NATO allies who don’t pay up

White House blasts the former president’s comments as “appalling and unhinged.”

February 11, 2024 9:18 am CET

Europe’s arms production is in ‘deep shit,’ says Belgian ex-general

Europe’s ammo production shortfalls are a symptom of a “cultural problem” to adapt to a war-ready industry, retired general Marc Thys tells POLITICO.

February 8, 2024 4:50 pm CET

Steadfast Defender: NATO’s UK ambassador on Ukraine, US war-funding and Europe’s looming defense headache

The largest NATO exercise since the Cold War is underway in the North Atlantic. The most powerful military alliance on the planet is putting on a show …

February 8, 2024 6:37 am CET

Leaders demand EU gets real about arming Ukraine

We’ve “fallen short” on 1M shells pledge but “our efforts must not wither,” 5 European leaders said.

January 31, 2024 9:43 am CET

Last man standing: Orbán faces calls from US, Europe to unblock Sweden’s NATO bid

The latest warning to Hungary comes from Mitch McConnell, who says: ‘Washington is watching.’

January 25, 2024 5:52 pm CET

German defense minister doesn’t ‘know anything’ about missile swap with UK

London reportedly wants to get Germany’s Taurus cruise missiles and then send its Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine.

January 25, 2024 5:50 pm CET

Space wars: Europe’s master plan to counter Elon Musk’s Starlink

The Starlink satellite system is crucial for the Ukrainian military, but there are problems.

January 25, 2024 5:09 pm CET

Baltic states plan common defense zone on Russia border

Estonia to build hundreds of bunkers on eastern frontier to deter the Kremlin’s possible aggression.

January 19, 2024 8:07 pm CET
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