European security

Finland lifts nuclear arms ban

The Finnish parliament approved several bills lifting the country’s ban on nuclear weapons, Bloomberg reported on June 17.

17 June, 08:44 PM

Fire Point contracts German radars for FREYJA missile defense system

Ukrainian defense contractor Fire Point signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany’s HENSOLDT to supply radar systems for the FREYJA pan‑European ballistic missile defense project, Fire Point told NV at the Eurosatory–2026 defense expo on June 16.

17 June, 12:39 AM

NATO mulls elevating command authority to shoot down drones — report

NATO countries want to give the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) more authority to shoot down drones, Politico reported on June 12, citing sources.

12 June, 09:37 PM

Russia could attack NATO by 2029, Bundeswehr warns

Germany must prepare for a possible armed conflict with Russian by 2029 or even earlier, Lt. Gen. Christian Freuding, commander of the Bundeswehr ground forces, told Politico on June 11.

11 June, 09:19 PM

Russian satellites jam GPS across Europe from orbit, report says

Russian military satellites are the source of repeated GPS disruptions across European countries, The New York Times reported on June 9, citing recent academic findings.

10 June, 12:23 AM

Non-nuclear countries must explore new deterrence options, Budanov says

Countries without nuclear weapons need to find new ways to guarantee their security, Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, said on the sidelines of the international Architecture of Security Forum on June 1.

3 June, 04:39 PM

U.S. weighs expanding nuclear arsenal in Europe to offset troop cuts

The United States is discussing the possibility of deploying additional nuclear weapons in Europe as a way to reassure allies worried about further U.S. troop withdrawals, the Financial Times reported on June 2, citing unnamed sources.

3 June, 02:12 AM

Ukrainian error caused Finland drone scare

Ukrainian drone operators accidentally routed armed UAVs over Finland’s Uusimaa region on May 15, Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reported on June 1.

2 June, 01:28 AM

Merz to gather European leaders to craft plan for improving ties with U.S.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz invited the leaders of France, the UK, Italy, and Poland to Berlin to find a way of convincing U.S. President Donald Trump that Europe was serious about its own defense, Bloomberg reported on June 1.

1 June, 10:38 PM

Europe fears Russian attack within 12 months — report

European capitals are increasingly worried that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin could try to expand the war into Europe to “reshuffle the cards” and break the stalemate in Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported on May 26.

28 May, 03:41 AM

U.S. to sharply cut NATO force contribution — report

The United States plans to sharply reduce the military capabilities the U.S. makes available to NATO and expects European countries to quickly make up the shortfall, German weekly Der Spiegel reported on May 26, citing sources.

27 May, 03:28 AM

Zelenskyy: U.S. still key to help end war

As the United States commemorated Memorial Day on May 25, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the country for its support and said that Europe’s freedom would not have been possible without U.S. leadership.

26 May, 12:44 AM

Trump overruled Hegseth on Poland troop deployment — report

President Donald Trump overruled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to cancel a planned deployment of U.S. troops to Poland, The Wall Street Journal reported on May 22.

23 May, 01:51 AM

Ukraine's Experience for Europe's Future Security. Illusions and Harsh Reality

As of May 2026, in the heart of Europe, in Ukraine, the largest war since World War II and the bloodiest in terms of casualties in the 21st century is still ongoing.

21 May, 12:45 PM

Ukraine to send drone experts to Lithuania, Latvia

Ukraine will dispatch military advisers to Latvia and Lithuania to share experience in designing modern anti-UAV defenses, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 13.

14 May, 03:11 AM

Pistorius urges Europe to bolster defenses as Trump weighs Germany pullback

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius urged European countries to bolster their own defense after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering reducing the American military presence in Germany, Reuters reported on May 2.

2 May, 04:37 PM

Ukraine surviving Russia's first strike transformed European security, Polish general says

Ukraine now plays a key role in reshaping Europe’s security architecture and transforming NATO’s approach to defense, Lt. Gen. Krzysztof Krol, deputy chief of the Polish General Staff, said at the 18th Kyiv Security Forum on April 23.

24 April, 02:23 AM

No chance of NATO simply fading away, former official says

The odds the EU could build a military alliance to replace NATO are “close to zero,” Royal Dutch Navy Admiral (retired) Rob Bauer, who chaired NATO’s Military Committee in 2021–2025, told NV Radio on April 20.

21 April, 02:39 AM

EU to wargame mutual defense clause — report

Brussels plans to run a tabletop exercise next month to test how Article 42.7 of the Treaty of the European Union, the bloc’s mutual defense clause, would work in practice, Politico reported on April 17.

18 April, 01:33 AM

Rutte: Ukraine unlikely to join NATO anytime soon

The question of Ukraine joining NATO is unlikely to be resolved soon because there is no political consensus among alliance members, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on April 9.

10 April, 12:46 AM

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