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Russia unleashes ‘massive attack’ on Ukraine energy facilities

Moscow has switched tactics from targeting electricity substations to trying to flatten entire power stations.

June 22, 2024 1:24 pm CET

Poland’s eastern Maginot Line raises nature worries

New border defenses running through the ancient Białowieża Forest are “all about taking advantage of natural terrain,” says a retired general.

June 22, 2024 11:00 am CET

Slovakia files criminal complaint against ex-PM for giving Ukraine fighter jets

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

June 21, 2024 7:28 pm CET

US says Ukraine can hit inside Russia ‘anywhere’ its forces attack across the border

The policy is not limited to the Kharkiv region, U.S. officials said.

June 20, 2024 9:03 pm CET

Putin warns South Korea: Sending killer weapons to Ukraine would be a ‘big mistake’

Russian president delivered the warning after Seoul announced it would consider arming Kyiv.

June 20, 2024 6:54 pm CET

US gives Ukraine front-of-the-line privileges for air defense missiles

Only certain countries have been asked to defer their interceptor orders, so the move will not affect Taiwan.

June 20, 2024 6:29 pm CET

Romania agrees to donate Patriot air defense system to Ukraine

The Romanian government today promised to send a full Patriot air defense system to Ukraine to bolster its defenses — on the condition that the United States …

June 20, 2024 2:48 pm CET

EU leaders will back more military aid to protect Ukraine’s power grid, document shows

A draft statement seen by POLITICO reveals EU leaders will call for more air defense shipments as Russia ups its attacks on power stations.

June 20, 2024 2:08 pm CET

5 challenges for NATO’s next chief Mark Rutte

From Trump to Wilders, from a lack of money to a lack of air defense systems, the next NATO secretary-general will have a busy time.

June 20, 2024 1:53 pm CET

Mark Rutte will be NATO’s next secretary-general

The outgoing Dutch PM has been confirmed after seven months of campaigning.

June 20, 2024 1:47 pm CET

Meet Germany’s Lord of the Drones

A drone entrepreneur wants to save Europe with smarter war robots

June 20, 2024 6:00 am CET

Russia accuses France of fomenting war in the Caucasus with arms sale

Paris, meanwhile, believes that providing weapons to Armenia reduces the likelihood of further attacks from Azerbaijan.

June 19, 2024 7:51 pm CET
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Putin and Kim pledge ‘mutual assistance’ against ‘aggression’ in colorful visit

Russia-North Korea treaty is the latest sign of close ties between the two pariah states.

June 19, 2024 4:39 pm CET

Bardella: No troops or long-range missiles to Ukraine

The National Rally leader said he would continue increases in defense spending if he’s appointed prime minister in July after the legislative elections.

June 19, 2024 1:09 pm CET

Biden’s awkward week with India draws scrutiny — and possible solutions

An obscure law could uphold military consequences for India and other countries that conduct nefarious plots on American soil.

June 19, 2024 12:08 am CET

The €40B budget gap that could kill Germany’s coalition

Following a calamitous EU election for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition, the government may not survive a prolonged dispute over the budget.

June 18, 2024 7:58 pm CET

EPP’s new Hungarian members oppose sending weapons to Ukraine

MEP-elect Péter Magyar says while he supports Ukraine’s right to defend its territory, Hungary won’t be sending “troops or weapons.”

June 18, 2024 7:53 pm CET

No evidence that Ukrainian guns are flooding Europe, says report

Illicit diversion has so far been small-scale and opportunistic, according to the Swiss-based Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

June 18, 2024 7:32 pm CET

Paris court overturns France’s arms show ban on Israeli firms

The ban soured relations with Israel.

June 18, 2024 4:15 pm CET

Hungary and Slovakia back Dutch PM Rutte as NATO’s next chief

Romania is the final holdout in backing Rutte as the new secretary-general.

June 18, 2024 4:00 pm CET

Record 23 countries hit 2 percent defense spending target, NATO says

“European allies and Canada are really stepping up,” Jens Stoltenberg tells U.S. President Biden.

June 18, 2024 12:46 am CET

French far right pulls manifesto that included controversial Russia, NATO plans

The now-deleted documents proposed a closer “alliance” with Russia and exiting NATO.

June 17, 2024 9:04 pm CET

Poland’s Sikorski says no thanks to EU defense commissioner job

“Such a position does not exist in the EU, and even if it did exist and was offered to me, I do not aspire to it and I am not going anywhere,” the Polish politician said.

June 17, 2024 6:43 pm CET

NATO should flex its nuclear muscles, Stoltenberg says

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

June 17, 2024 1:23 pm CET
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