EU-US military ties

Europe has built its war-fighting plans on speeding American reinforcements to the front lines. The prospect of that not happening is throwing military mobility plans into disarray.

Sébastien Lecornu will brief his American counterpart about military planning on security guarantees for Ukraine.

Ukraine’s supporters promised a record new round of military aid.

The coalition of the willing will start laying out potential contributions in writing.

Kyiv needs Western troops on the ground to deter any future Russian attack, but the U.S. is sitting this out.

The U.S. says operations will continue under Polish and NATO leadership.

Any American withdrawal poses dangers for the continent, Antti Häkkänen warned.

NATO’s boss insisted that the alliance “remains the cornerstone of European security,” despite worries about Trump.

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

Some military and government officials have expressed concern about the contents of Hegseth’s messages saying he leaked sensitive attack details that were “reckless and dangerous.”

Warsaw is already spending big on defense. Now it needs the manpower.

European allies are increasingly worried about the U.S. commitment to NATO.

British forces already took part in strikes against Houthis, so don’t call us “freeloaders,” former defense secretary says.

4 in 10 Europeans also say the US president “acts like a dictator.”

Bloc aims to build up military-industrial complex to deter Russia and brace for the U.S. shift away from Europe.

Europe needs to act now to deter Russia from attacking, Mette Frederiksen told POLITICO.

Allies voice deep skepticism as Trump and Putin hold a 90-minute call.

Emmanuel Macron announces site near Germany will be modernized to host nukes amid fears Donald Trump will desert the continent.

Europe has to rely more on its own resources, the Commission chief said.

The U.S. president’s repeated attacks have raised worries about Washington’s reliability, but decades of dependence on American equipment has no quick fix. 

Polish President Andrzej Duda had called on the U.S. to station nuclear weapons in his country to deter Russian aggression.

The European Commission’s defense policy proposal lays out a strategy for the bloc to rearm.