Defense

Kyiv is signing security deals with its allies while it waits to join NATO.

POLITICO dissects what a rightward shift means for everything from agriculture to defense.

Alliance boss fears funding for Kyiv could run dry in the absence of a binding commitment.

Josep Borrell’s home country, Spain, is taking the lead in the latest push to support Palestinian statehood, a step so far not backed by most EU countries.

Ukrainian officials called Saturday’s attack terrorism and President Zelenskyy appealed for more air defense systems.

Habeck’s remarks represent a shift in rhetoric by senior German officials, who have been reluctant to make such direct accusations.

Zelenskyy appeals for more air defense systems after attack.

Poland supports allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons for attacks on Russian soil, Radosław Sikorski tells the Guardian.

Israeli officials condemned the ICJ ruling, calling the charges of genocide “false, outrageous and morally repugnant.”

Governments fear they will be on the hook for Washington’s proposal to hand Kyiv a loan of as much as $50 billion.

Orbán seeks to ensure non-participation in missions outside of the defense alliance’s territory.

EU demands Russia explain its unilateral demarcation of the Narva River on the Estonian-Russian border.

Opposition leader Keir Starmer has worked hard to ensure his party is not seen as soft on defense.

“We have to have a common air defense shield for all of Europe, like it was proposed by Mitsotakis and Tusk,” the Commission chief said.

G7 nations are coalescing around a plan to use frozen Russian assets to secure an enormous loan.

The war in Ukraine has shifted thinking — both among politicians and the public — on the need to spend more on defense.

The army chief faces 8 to 15 years in jail.

Helsinki has borne the brunt of Moscow’s malign activities, and now wants other countries to wake up to the threat.

Berlin promised to help Ukraine source crucial air defenses, but the reality has been disappointing.

“We have to have a secure connectivity program,” said the European Space Agency’s director general.

Grant Shapps said there should be “no place for neutrality” amid rising threats from Russia.

The Swedish island is strategically located in the Baltic Sea.

Revelation comes as countries haggle over space war rules at the United Nations.

Defense ministry plan had sparked alarm among NATO allies.