European security

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

NATO, Russia discussed pulling forces to 1997 borders before 2022 Ukraine invasion

In late 2021, NATO and Russian officials discussed a buffer zone along Russia’s borders and withdrawing Allied forces to positions held in 1997, Estonian outlet The Baltic Sentinel reported March 29.

3 April, 11:24 PM

Ukraine, Bulgaria sign 10-year security pact

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Bulgarian acting PM Andrey Gyurov singed a 10-year bilateral security agreement on March 30, during Gyurov’s visit to Kyiv.

30 March, 10:35 PM

Lithuanian intelligence: Russia ready to fight NATO in six years

Russia is expanding army units along NATO borders and sending them to gain combat experience in the war in Ukraine, Lithuanian intelligence said in its annual security threat assessment, cited by Reuters on March 6.

7 March, 12:28 AM

Finland moves to ease nuclear regulations

Finland will consider removing the long-standing ban on importing “nuclear devices” on its territory, the Finnish government said in a statement on March 5.

5 March, 10:39 PM

Poland will eventually seek its own nuclear weapons, PM says

As the United States wavers in its commitment to European security, Warsaw will ultimately aim to develop an independent nuclear deterrent, Polish PM Donald Tusk said on March 3, Bloomberg reported.

4 March, 12:36 AM

Norway open to discuss European nuclear deterrent policy with France

Norway is ready to begin talks with France about how French nuclear weapons could shore up European security, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on March 3.

3 March, 08:31 PM

Iranian missiles could threaten Kyiv, Warsaw, Berlin, analysis shows

Iranian ballistic missiles could reach targets in Europe as far west as Berlin, based on publicly available specifications, Ukrainian outlet Defense Express wrote on March 2.

3 March, 02:39 AM

United, imperial Russia will remain a threat to Europe — Budanov

Ukraine and the rest of Europe will be safe only once Russia no longer exists an imperial power, Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with Lebanese outlet Almodon on Feb. 26.

27 February, 12:41 AM

New Rheinmetall drone likely battle-tested in Ukraine

German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall released a video showing tests of its new FV-014 strike drone, which was likely tested in combat in the Russo–Ukrainian war, Defense Express reported on Feb. 19.

20 February, 01:50 AM

U.S. refused licensing anti-air missile production to Europe, Zelenskyy says

The United States decided against licensing localized production of interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems in European countries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Feb. 17.

18 February, 02:31 AM

European anxieties on parade in Dusseldorf

German sculptor Jacques Tilly used this year’s traditional Düsseldorf carnival to mock Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, reflecting Europe’s reckoning with the apparent threat to regional security, German broadcaster DW reported on Feb. 16.

16 February, 10:08 PM

Former U.S. NATO envoys and commanders warn Trump against leaving alliance

Sixteen former U.S. ambassadors to NATO and commanders of allied forces warned President Donald Trump against withdrawing from or weakening the alliance, The Times reported on Feb. 13.

13 February, 10:50 PM

Even U.S. cannot act alone in fragmented world order—Merz

The postwar world order has unraveled, and a new era of great-power politics has begun, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 13.

13 February, 09:20 PM

Zelenskyy arrives at Munich Security Conference

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Feb. 13, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

13 February, 07:11 PM

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