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UK joined European officials at secret dinner to plot radical rearmament fund

A supranational bank would sidestep the European Commission, involve the British, and allow defense-spending off the balance sheet.

April 3, 2025 9:27 pm CET

UK looks to shore up safety of undersea pipelines amid Russia threat

There is “a real fragility” in energy infrastructure security, one expert warned.

April 3, 2025 8:30 pm CET

Rubio reassures allies on US commitment to NATO

America “is as active in NATO as ever, and some of this hysteria and hyperbole that I see … is unwarranted,” says Donald Trump’s top diplomat.

April 3, 2025 1:22 pm CET

Italy’s Meloni struggles to hold her coalition together

The Italian prime minister has kept her government surprisingly intact for years — but pressure is building as Donald Trump pushes Europe to pick sides.

April 3, 2025 4:17 am CET

Turmoil churns below the surface as Rubio meets NATO allies

Trump’s envoy Marco Rubio faces European NATO allies amid tension over Greenland, Ukraine and the future of the alliance.

April 3, 2025 4:10 am CET

Greece announces ‘drastic’ €25B transformation of defense strategy

The country is splashing the cash on its military after years of austerity.

April 2, 2025 7:46 pm CET

Rutte: ‘The US is completely committed to NATO’

“There are no plans to withdraw or whatever,” NATO chief said of fears the U.S. might disengage from the alliance.

April 2, 2025 7:20 pm CET

EU to bundle response to Trump’s tariffs

Brussels is poised to retaliate after the U.S. president’s announcement, which is expected to contain double-digit American tariffs on all EU exports.

April 2, 2025 1:40 pm CET

Norway criticizes Finland’s move to quit land mine treaty

“If we start weakening our commitment, it makes it easier for warring factions around the world to use these weapons again, because it reduces the stigma,” says Norwegian foreign minister.

April 2, 2025 12:40 pm CET

Zelenskyy outlines asks for countries willing to send forces to Ukraine

Ukrainian leader spells out 3 possible missions for allied nations.

April 2, 2025 11:57 am CET

Israel vows to capture large areas in new Gaza ground assault

The Middle East ceasefire has totally collapsed.

April 2, 2025 11:25 am CET

National security newbie Matthew Whitaker becomes US NATO envoy

His selection had surprised U.S. allies because the lawyer had no significant foreign policy experience.

April 2, 2025 6:23 am CET
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Scotland’s pro-independence warriors are shifting on nuclear weapons … slowly

The SNP has long objected to Britain’s nuclear deterrent being based in Scotland. Geopolitics — and domestic politics — are changing the calculus.

April 1, 2025 6:35 pm CET

UK rejects EU plan to tie defense pact to fishing quotas

EU governments have hinted that agreement on fishing is their price to give ground on Keir Starmer’s own priorities.

April 1, 2025 5:49 pm CET

Finland will exit global land mine treaty as Russia fears grow

President Alexander Stubb also announces major ramp up of defense spending to 3 percent of GDP.

April 1, 2025 2:11 pm CET

Germany launches permanent troop deployment on NATO’s eastern flank

Berlin formally activates brigade in Lithuania, signaling a major shift in defense posture.

April 1, 2025 11:27 am CET

EU readies counterstrike on Big Tech and US banks over Trump’s mega tariffs 

Brussels sees America’s transatlantic trade surplus in services as its Achilles’ heel.

March 31, 2025 7:25 pm CET

Putin to conscript 160,000 more Russians for war with Ukraine

Ukraine warned the Kremlin is preparing for a massive new military offensive.

March 31, 2025 6:12 pm CET

Polish PM Tusk makes last-ditch plea to avoid Trump’s tariffs

U.S. president is set to impose tariffs on EU goods on Wednesday.

March 31, 2025 4:26 pm CET

Trump on Putin: ‘I don’t think he’s going to go back on his word’

The president had earlier said he was “pissed off” with the Russian president.

March 31, 2025 5:36 am CET

How Trump is forcing Europe to get real on steel

The EU wants to rearm, reindustrialize and refinance as Donald Trump’s United States abandons the role of global policeman.

March 31, 2025 4:39 am CET

‘Pissed off’ at Putin, Trump threatens Russian oil tariffs

In NBC interview, U.S. president threatens to blacklist companies trading with Russia if the Kremlin doesn’t agree to a Ukraine ceasefire.

March 30, 2025 5:24 pm CET

Trump doesn’t rule out military intervention in Greenland — again

U.S. president’s comments come on the heels of diplomatic tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.

March 30, 2025 12:32 pm CET

Finland’s Stubb boosts Trump ties over golf

The two presidents discussed Ukraine and icebreakers in Florida.

March 30, 2025 10:40 am CET
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