The EU’s fragmented defence system, inefficiencies, and reliance on the US leave it dangerously unprepared.
Most mainstream discussions about European Union (EU) defence focus on whether NATO should set a higher military spending…
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UK accuses Russia of driving its Moscow embassy towards closure | Foreign policy
Russia is attempting to push the UK embassy in Moscow towards closing and has no regard for the escalatory impact of such a move, the Foreign Office has said.
The UK expelled a Russian diplomat and their spouse on Wednesday in a tit-for-tat…
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The EU must contribute to robust security guarantees for Ukraine | News
MEPs welcomed the proposal for a 30 day ceasefire, reached on 11 March. They expect Russia to agree to it and follow it by ceasing all attacks on Ukrainian civilian population, infrastructure and territory.
Following an “apparent shift” in…
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The European Union retaliates after the U.S. metals tariffs take hold : NPR
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen addresses European Parliament members on new plans to ramp up defense…
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Putin ‘makes first visit to Kursk since Ukraine incursion’ ahead of US-Russia talks
Choregraphed Kursk visit may be Putin’s response to ceasefire dealpublished at 21:11 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March
James Waterhouse
Ukraine correspondent in KyivIt’s not something you see every day: Vladimir Putin, with his…
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EU chief says member countries must use a new defense loan to buy European, not American
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries must purchase military equipment made in Europe under a new loan program meant to help the continent provide for its own security, a top EU official said Tuesday,…
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There’s no money to be made in Russia
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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
The writer is a non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and director of the…
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European countries step up to help Ukraine amid pause in U.S. aid, intelligence sharing
In Saudi Arabia, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukrainian officials are meeting to discuss an end to Russia’s war, following the pause in U.S. military aid and intelligence sharing to Ukraine. Now, European leaders are stepping up to…
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Europe holds high-level talks on rearming continent, boosting Ukraine aid
Paris —European military and political heads are holding high-level talks this week after calls for massively rearming Europe — and boosting aid for Kyiv — amid fears of a less engaged United States. Lisa Bryant has more from…
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Joint Statement on the United States-Ukraine Meeting in Jeddah
The following text was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Ukraine.
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Today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – under the gracious hospitality of Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
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