Europe needs roadmap from US on any troop pullout, says Finnish defense minister – POLITICO
Häkkänen’s comments echo those of German Defense Boris Pistorius, who last month asked his U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth…
EU-US military ties
Rutte smiles and Rubio flees as NATO survives a summit – POLITICO
Meanwhile, Rubio headed back to Washington after scrapping his planned final press conference, something that the U.S. delegation…
Attack Poland and our response will be ‘devastating’ – POLITICO
“Let’s not forget that Russia is and remains the most significant and dark threat to our alliance. Let’s…
Europe fumes at Trump team’s insults in leaked Signal chat – POLITICO
A U.K. diplomat said they had watched aghast as the spectacular leak emerged on Monday night, describing it…
EU slams the door on US in colossal defense plan – POLITICO
The danger of relying too much on the U.S. was highlighted by Trump’s sudden decision to undermine allied…
Europe must ‘be totally able to defend ourselves’ – POLITICO
“If you see what they are doing on sabotage, hybrid attacks, using migrants … trying to destabilize our…
Von der Leyen calls for collective arms purchases by 2030 – POLITICO
Von der Leyen outlined a list of initiatives to boost Europe’s defense spending and military industrial complex, rearm…
I’d be ‘shocked’ if Trump moved nukes to Poland – POLITICO
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said he would be “shocked” if Donald Trump was in favor of moving…
EU lays out ‘massive investment’ boost in defense to deter Russia – POLITICO
Crucial elements of the new EU policy include favoring weapons production within the bloc and “like-minded third-country companies,”…
Portugal rules out buying F-35s because of Trump – POLITICO
“The world has changed … and this ally of ours … could bring limitations to use, maintenance, components,…
Europe’s military heavyweights call for defense industry deregulation – POLITICO
Regardless of the transatlantic alliance, all countries pledged to deepen European industrial cooperation on areas including munitions, air…
France to use interest from frozen Russian assets to finance arms for Ukraine – POLITICO
After the publication of the interview, a response came from Russia: “You will still have to answer for…
Poland seeks access to nuclear arms and looks to build half-million-man army – POLITICO
“Poland is not changing its opinion on the need, the absolutely fundamental need to maintain the closest possible…
Germany splits with former frugal allies in push to boost EU military spending – POLITICO
Several diplomats signaled that Austria, Sweden, the Netherlands and, to a lesser extent, Denmark have little appetite to…
Trump’s ‘indecency’ endangers transatlantic alliance: French PM – POLITICO
Macron said on Sunday there was “legitimate emotion” about the scene and “doubt” over U.S. support for Europe…