Friedrich Merz’s openness to the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine was well received at the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg: He thought it would be very important if Germany supplied Taurus, said Dutchman Caspar Veldkamp: “I think that would be a very important signal of where Europe stands in this situation.” […]
In recent weeks, 200 military planners from 30 countries have concretized the plan for the operation of the “reinsurance force” for Ukraine, said British Defence Minister John Healey in Brussels on Thursday. The coalition of the willing came together for the first time at NATO headquarters and in the format of defense ministers – a […]
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas wants to express her concern for stability in the region on her trip to the Balkans this evening in Sarajevo. Milorad Dodik, President of the Serb-dominated Republika Srpska, is openly threatening secession. At the start of her trip to Montenegro, Kallas emphasized that attacks on the unity […]
The USA has no intention of leaving NATO, emphasized Marco Rubio during his first appearance at the alliance’s headquarters. The United States is more active in the military alliance than ever before. Some of the hysteria and exaggerations in the global and domestic media were not justified, said the US Secretary of State alongside NATO […]
The USA has no plans to withdraw its troops from Europe, said Mark Rutte before the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels today. The NATO Secretary General also responded evasively to the question of whether there was anything to the media reports that the USA could relinquish the post of Supreme Allied Commander in […]
The European police authority Europol is to be given more powers and resources in order to become significantly more effective. EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Magnus Brunner announced on Tuesday in Strasbourg that Europol is to be transformed into an operational law enforcement agency. The Commission intends to present a concrete proposal for a new […]
It is the role of the USA to exert more pressure on Russia with a view to a ceasefire in Ukraine, said EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas at a meeting in the so-called Weimar+ format in Madrid. Ukraine had agreed to a ceasefire three weeks ago and there was still no response […]
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) can continue broadcasting for the time being. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth has granted an application for a temporary injunction. Last week, the foreign broadcaster had challenged a closure order issued by the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM). The agency had cut off the channel’s funding with immediate effect […]
A protection force with soldiers from “several European countries” could be stationed in Ukraine after a ceasefire. Emmanuel Macron said this on Thursday in Paris after the third meeting of the so-called “Coalition of the Willing”. The French President is talking about a “Force de réassurance,” a force to provide security on the territory of […]
Danish MEP Niels Flemming Hansen speaks of a face-saving compromise ahead of the visit of the US Vice-President and his wife to Greenland. The clear words of the government in Copenhagen and the reaction of the EU Commission had probably persuaded the Trump administration to change its travel plans, the Danish Christian Democrat told Table.briefings.The […]