European defense

NATO faces an execution test at Ankara summit

Heads of state and government from all 32 NATO countries, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who will attend as an invited guest, are set to gather at Ankara’s Beştepe Presidential Complex for the alliance’s summit on July 7-8, 2026.The meeting will be judged not by another declaration of unity, but by whether NATO can turn its commitments into the forces, industrial capacity and digital resilience needed to deter Russia. These questions were at the center of a June 23 press briefing held by the Center for European Policy Analysis, which NV English attended.

29 June, 05:10 PM

Denmark to aid Ukraine with satellite communications

Denmark will provide the Ukrainian military with satellite communication services through the European Defense Agency (EDA), Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen announced on July 14.

14 July 2025, 11:26 PM

Putin repeatedly humiliated Trump and his envoys, says Finnish MEP Pekka Toveri

General Pekka Toveri, Member of the European Parliament from Finland, speaks with NV journalist Natalia Rop about Donald Trump’s peace attempts, the tools the EU still hasn’t used against the Kremlin, and why European peacekeepers must have the authority to use force against Russia if needed.

17 May 2025, 03:30 PM

European allies ask U.S. to coordinate any troop pullback from Europe

European allies are calling on the United States to closely coordinate any potential troop drawdowns from the continent to prevent weakening NATO’s defensive posture, Bloomberg reported on April 9.

9 April 2025, 03:28 PM

EU considers new satellite network amid doubts over US defense commitment

Brussels is considering launching a new satellite network to bolster intelligence gathering amid growing concerns about the United States’ commitment to European defense, Financial Times reported on March 15.

16 March 2025, 03:36 PM

Scholz urges Trump administration to reaffirm US-EU support for Ukraine

The administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump must make it clear to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that Europe and the United States will continue to support Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with Bloomberg, published on Feb. 15.

16 February 2025, 03:19 PM

Ukraine to host international security summit on war’s third anniversary

Ukraine is working to organize a high-level meeting with all its partners on Feb. 24, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Feb. 15 during his speech at the Munich Security Conference.

15 February 2025, 03:27 PM

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