Europe must double its defense spending after Trump’s inauguration; Poland will produce explosives and ammunition. Europe will probably have to double its defense spending to address the challenge of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, as well as a possible reduction in American support with Donald Trump... #DefenseIndustryEU #EUdefense #NATO #Poland #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
At the G20 summit, Erdogan plans to propose that the war in Ukraine be frozen. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intends to present his proposal for freezing the war in Ukraine “at the current level” at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. According to Erdogan̵... #Brazil #FrozenConflict #G20 #NATO #Putin #RecepTayyipErdoğan #SergeiLavrov #WarinUkraine
What can Trump demand from Putin in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine? Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO Rose Gottemoeller believes that newly elected US President Donald Trump has every opportunity to change the war’s dynamics. Putin presumably wants to retu... #DonaldTrump #LongRangeStrikesOnRussia #NATO #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine
The EU has begun to consider exchanging land in peace negotiations for security guarantees. There is a growing belief in Brussels that the war with Russia can end only through talks between Kyiv and Moscow that will involve territorial concessions. With the changing battlefield situation and... #FrozenConflict #NATO #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SecurityGuarantees #TerritorialConcessions #WarinUkraine
The barrel of the gun will be European: new details of Trump’s plan to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. US President-elect Donald Trump may call on European and British troops to secure an 800-mile (1,200-kilometer) buffer zone between the Russian and Ukrainian armies as part of a plan to freeze the war... #DonaldTrump #FrozenConflict #NATO #WarinUkraine
WSJ: Trump advisers discuss freezing the war in Ukraine and a 20-year ban on Ukraine joining NATO. Newly elected US President Donald Trump may offer Ukraine an option to freeze the military conflict with Russia without the return of its occupied territories in return for delaying NATO membership fo... #DonaldTrump #FrozenConflict #NATO #NatoMembership #WarinUkraine
Rutte: NATO should work on changing the war’s trajectory and increasing the price of aggression for Russia. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stressed the urgent need to step up action to change the trajectory of Russia’s war against Ukraine, citing the recent deployment of North Korean troops in Russ... #MarkRutte #MilitaryAid #NATO #NorthKorea #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Rutte calls assistance to Ukraine one of the components of NATO’s security; Scholz once again emphasizes the immutability of his decision. Strengthening the national defense of allied countries and further increasing military aid to Ukraine are two areas that are crucial for NATO’s security, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said i... #AnnalenaBaerbock #MarkRutte #NATO #NorthKoreanSoldiers #OlafScholz #WarinUkraine
The West is warning against repeating the mistakes of the Munich Agreement amid anxiety over the US election. More than a hundred current and former high-ranking officials from Western countries have called on Europe to be prepared for either outcome of the US presidential election and prevent an agreement wi... #MunichAgreement #NATO #SupportUkraine #USelections #WarinUkraine
Issues related to the interception of missiles over Ukraine may be discussed next week at the NATO ministerial meeting, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, said. “This discussion is about where the right to self-defense begins and where it ends. Do we have the right to shoot ... #AirDefenseSystems #KrzysztofGawkowski #NATO #Poland #RadosławSikorski #RussianMissiles #WarinUkraine
After criticizing slow aid deliveries, Zelenskyy has noted positive developments in supplies from partners for the front; most Ukrainians believe in a fair end to the war. President Zelenskyy said there are currently essential developments in military supplies from Ukraine’s partners. According to him, an increase in supplies is currently recorded through support packag... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine #Zelenskyy
Congress calls on Biden to allow Poland to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine. The bipartisan leaders of the US Helsinki Commission are calling on President Biden to allow Poland to expand its air defenses in the skies over Ukraine, helping shoot down Russian missiles in self-de... #AirDefenseSystems #JoeBiden #NATO #Poland #RussianMissiles #WarinUkraine
Without a strong response from the West to North Korean troops in Ukraine, the history of Crimea will repeat itself – Putin will move further. Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his disappointment with the the lack of a significant global reaction to the news of North Korean troops being transferred to Russia. “The voices of the US, NATO, W... #Crimea #NATO #NorthKorea #NorthKoreanSoldiers #RussianAggression #SerhiyKyslytsia #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Sweden will allocate a €63M military aid package to Ukraine, including defense industry investment. As part of previous military aid packages to Ukraine, the Swedish government will provide our country with €63M in financial support, or approximately SEK 720M. €20M will go to supporting Ukraine̵... #DronesCoalition #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #Ramstein #Sweden
Trump may propose a new Minsk Agreement to end the war in Ukraine. US presidential candidate Donald Trump and his potential vice president, JD Vance, have repeatedly spoken about their desire to end the war in Ukraine. In September, Vance floated the idea of a froz... #DonaldTrump #MinskAgreements #NATO #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine
Russia has paid North Korea around $5.5B for weapons and is deploying North Korean troops in Kursk; China is alarmed by this cooperation. Since February 2022, the Russian Federation has purchased up to $5.5B worth of North Korean weapons, analysts have discovered. Russia is trying to use cooperation with North Korea as a lever of influe... #China #GeopoliticalFragmentation #MarkRutte #NATO #NorthKoreanSoldiers #WarEscalation #WarinUkraine
Scholz rules out a country at war joining NATO and speaks of peace. The German chancellor does not see a possibility for inviting Ukraine to NATO right now – in his opinion, a country in a state of war “unequivocally cannot become a member” of the Alliance... #NATO #NATOexpansion #OlafScholz #PeaceInUkraine #SecurityGuarantees #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine
The Victory Plan will be expanded: Internal steps will be presented to Ukrainians by the end of the year. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is working on expanding the Victory Plan, the first part of which concerns the assistance of Western partners and on Ukraine joining NATO. The next part ... #NATO #VictoryPlan #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Lithuania declares the West’s unprecedented war fatigue and offers to resume discussions about Western troops in Ukraine. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis, said that in the West fatigue from the Russian war against Ukraine has reached unprecedented heights, and the “Victory Plan&... #GabrieliusLandsbergis #NATO #NATOUkraine #VictoryPlan #WarinUkraine #WesternTroops
Biden and European leaders discuss aid to Ukraine: There is no consensus on long-range weapons, and NATO does not want to participate in the war. On October 18, US President Joe Biden met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Berlin. The leaders promised to “contin... #EmmanuelMacron #JoeBiden #KeirStarmer #LongRangeStrikes #NATO #OlafScholz #WarinUkraine
Orban does not support the Ukrainian Victory Plan, and Fico says it is contradictory. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he does not support Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Victory Plan because “it is not a victory plan for Hungary.” “We have not participated in w... #EuropeanIntegration #NATO #RobertFico #VictorOrban #VictoryPlan #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy presents the Victory Plan for Ukraine to the Ukrainian Parliament. The Victory Plan consists of five points and three secret annexes that have been provided to Ukraine’s partners. The five points are: The first point is geopolitical, and presupposes UkraineR... #NATO #SecurityGuarantees #VictoryPlan #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction #Zelenskyy
NATO will review key priorities for its assistance to Ukraine. Patrick Turner, NATO’s senior representative in Ukraine, said that despite the indefinite postponement of Ramstein meeting, the heads of the Alliance’s defense ministries will meet this we... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #PatrickTurner #Ramstein #RustemUmerov #UkraineNATOCouncil
The German opposition supports the transfer of Taurus missiles to Ukraine and expects Russia to attack NATO by 2030. The Leader of the Opposition and a candidate for Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, expressed his readiness to support the provision of long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. “If the ... #FriedrichMerz #Germany #LongRangeMissiles #NATO #RussianAggression #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine
The US increases its share of European defense startup venture capital by 200%, but Poland takes the lead in European security. Against the backdrop of surging global conflict, US investors provided more than 65% of venture capital investment in European defense technology in 2024, compared to 18% last year. According to Dealr... #DefenseInvestments #DefenseTechnology #EdwardLucas #EUdefense #NATO #Poland
The EU is spending insufficiently on its defense as a whole, but Poland will allocate a record amount to this sector next year. The European Court of Auditors claims that the €1.5B budget planned by the EU for the development of the defense industry, as well as two years of other spending, is insufficient in the face of the ch... #DefenseSpending #EUdefense #NATO #Poland #WarinUkraine
The new NATO Secretary, General Rutte, will maintain Stoltenberg’s priorities during his tenure. Incoming NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will need all of the coalition-building skills he honed as prime minister of the Netherlands to keep the Western alliance together amid the war in Ukraine, f... #JensStoltenberg #MarkRutte #NATO #UkraineNATO
Europe will increase its defense investment sharply in 2024 in response to Russian aggression. European venture capitalists plan to invest $1B in defense technology by the end of 2024, which is 400% more than in 2018, as a result of Russian aggression in Ukraine. According to Dealroom, venture ... #DefenseIndustry #DefenseInvestments #DefenseTechnology #EUdefense #NATO
The US and Britain might allow Ukraine to strike Russia using Storm Shadow missiles without any public announcement. Washington and London are believed to be working toward permitting Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles for strikes on Russian territory, but any such announcement will not be made public to preserve ... #LongRangeMissiles #LongRangeStrikes #NATO #RussianMilitaryTargets #StormShadow #WarinUkraine
Putin warns that permitting Ukraine to carry out long-range attacks on Russian territory with Western weapons would mean war with NATO. How are the US, the EU, and Britain reacting? Allowing Ukraine to strike with long-range Western weapons on the Russian territory will mean that the US and NATO countries are directly participating in the war with the Russian Federation, said Rus... #KeirStarmer #LongRangeStrikes #NATO #Putin #WarinUkraine #WesternWeapons
The US will provide Ukraine with a non-military aid package worth more than $700M and promises an “irreversible path” to NATO. The United States is providing Ukraine with $325M to repair its electricity networks, and $290M in humanitarian aid for citizens suffering from Russian aggression, and $102M for demining, US Secretary... #AnthonyBlinken #HumanitarianAid #NATO #NATOUkraine #SupportUkraine #USaidforUkraine
The White House is working with Congress to save $6B in aid for Ukraine, and NATO will provide €40B in 2025. The administration of the US president is conducting urgent negotiations with Congress to obtain permission to use $6B earmarked for Ukrainian military aid by the September 30 deadline, Reuters notes.... #NATO #PDA #Pentagon #UScongress #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WhiteHouse
How is Brussels preparing for the possibility of a Trump victory in the US presidential elections? The European Commission has formed a dedicated group of officials to develop a strategy to respond to the consequences of the US presidential election, writes the FT. The EC is preparing for Donald Tr... #DonaldTrump #EuropeanCommission #KamalaHarris #NATO #USelections #WarinUkraine
The US will allocate a new $1.7B military aid package to Ukraine. Washington will send $1.7B in military aid to Ukraine, including munitions for air defense systems, artillery, mortars, as well as anti-tank and anti-ship missiles. The package includes $1.5B in fundi... #HIMARSartillery #HimarsForUkraine #NASAMS #NATO #Pentagon #USAI #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
NATO emphasizes that Ukraine can strike with Western weapons in Russian territory, but the US is still against it. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed that Ukraine has a legal right to use weapons received from its partners to target legitimate military targets in Russian territory in order to repel t... #JensStoltenberg #JohnKirby #LongRangeWeapons #NATO #RussianMilitaryTargets #StormShadow #WesternWeapons
The US will insist that all NATO countries allocate 2% of their GDP to defense and work on increasing interoperability. The US will insist that each NATO member state spend at least 2% of GDP on defense, said House Speaker Mike Johnson. “This week I will meet with the delegations from NATO countries, and I will r... #DefenseSpending #JensStoltenberg #MikeJohnson #NATO #WarinUkraine
Ukraine’s defense industry is moving from receiving Western aid to joint production. The Minister of Strategic Industry of Ukraine noted that the path of the Ukrainian defense industry, in general, is integration with Western partners into their production ecosystem. Ukraine is develo... #AlexanderKamyshin #DefenseIndustryUkraine #JensStoltenberg #NATO #ukroboronprom #Washington
Britain plans to increase its defense spending to 2.5% of GDP, and Germany is unhappy with its military spending. The new Prime Minister of the UK, Keir Starmer, has promised to increase the country’s defense spending to 2.5% of its economic output. He noted that this would become possible as soon as “... #BorisPistorius #DefenseSpending #Germany #GreatBritain #KeirStarmer #NATO
Stoltenberg expects Ukraine’s membership in NATO during the next ten years and details the Alliance’s aid to Kyiv. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg hopes that Ukraine will join the defense alliance within the next decade. “I hope that Ukraine will become an ally,” said Stoltenberg, who is leavin... #JensStoltenberg #NATO #NATOexpansion #NATOsummit #UkraineAccessionToNATO #UkraineNATO
Ukraine membership in NATO threatens the Alliance with war. Dozens of foreign policy experts urged members of the North Atlantic Alliance to avoid the issue of Ukraine’s promotion to NATO membership at the summit in Washington on July 9-11. They warn tha... #AssociationwithNATO #NATO #NATOsummit #RussianAggression #SupportUkraine #UkraineNATO #WarinUkraine
NATO is preparing a plan to support Ukraine if Trump becomes president. The Alliance plans to send a high-ranking civilian official to Ukraine to coordinate military logistics. In Wiesbaden, Germany, a new command center will be created to control the delivery of military... #DonaldTrump #NATO #NATOsoldiers #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The Czech Republic launches the production of drones for Ukraine. The Czech-Ukrainian company, UAC, near Kolin, began producing military drones exclusively for the Ukrainian army. The company plans to make hundreds of surveillance and attack drones every year. The m... #CzechRepublic #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DroneProduction #NATO #UAC
NATO will offer Ukraine a new headquarters to manage its military aid. This proposal, which will be presented at the summit in Washington, will guarantee the Alliance’s long-term commitment to Ukraine’s security and is perceived as a bridge to Kyiv’s fu... #ChristopherCavoli #NATO #Ramstein #SecurityGuarantees #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Security agreements: Ukraine will receive $60B annually over the next four years. According to the collective terms of the security agreements signed with 20 countries, Ukraine’s partners plan to provide total military support of $60B annually in the next four years. “T... #DenysShmyhal #DmytroKuleba #DonaldTusk #NATO #NorthMacedonia #PetrFiala #SecurityAgreement
NATO countries are considering several options for long-term financing for Kyiv but struggle to agree. Many allies in the Alliance are shying away from adopting specific multi-year commitments on aid spending to Ukraine. However, some allies are wary of formalizing the pledge with a specific number and... #JensStoltenberg #NATO #NATOsummit #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Historic moment: what did Ukraine and the US agree on within the 10-year security agreement? Kyiv and Washington signed a bilateral security agreement in which the US undertakes long-term commitments aimed at supporting Ukraine’s efforts to win the war and deter possible military aggres... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #SecurityAgreement #SupportUkraine
NATO has approved a plan to expand its support to Ukraine, but it will not be €40B annually. According to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the plan envisages the Alliance assuming the international coordination of the supply of weapons and training for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. NATO lea... #JensStoltenberg #NATO #NATOsummit #SupportUkraine #UkrainianSoldiersTraining #WarinUkraine
NATO moves to mandate the provision of weapons to Ukraine by member countries. Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels said the supply of weapons to Ukraine will become mandatory for NATO countries. These supplies will be coordinated by the military bloc’s command... #ChristopherCavoli #JensStoltenberg #NATO #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
NATO will expand its defense cooperation with Ukraine and share intelligence. NATO plans to expand cooperation with Ukraine in defense technologies and share additional intelligence data to combat Russia in cyber security. The agreement is planned to be finalized before the All... #CyberSecurity #DefenseTechnology #NATO #WarinUkraine
The NATO Secretary General scaled back his proposed €100B fund for Ukraine, but the Alliance plans to create a new special envoy position for Ukraine. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg is abandoning plans to develop a five-year, €100B military aid fund for Ukraine after facing opposition from fellow allies. Instead, a new proposal is being considered with... #JensStoltenberg #NATO #NATOsummit #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
