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France 'will reject extremism' and Le Pen - minister Haddad

Polls suggest far-right veteran Marine Le Pen is on course to become France’s next president, though the race remains in its early stages. But EU minister Haddad says voters will reject her.

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Russian attacks on EU 'highly likely' to escalate, Lithuanian FM says

While commending Berlin for attributing the attempted Leipzig drone attack to Russia, Lithuania's foreign affairs minister warns stronger EU-wide deterrence is needed to prevent further escalation.

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Lithuania will act fast to a war footing if Russia attacks it, Foreign Minister Budrys says

Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Kęstutis Budrys was speaking on the sidelines of a European Ministers meeting in Ireland. EU ministers were joined by Ukrainian, British, Icelandic, Norwegian and Canadian counterparts where a deteriorating European security situation was top of the agenda.

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Europe vows to stay united as hybrid war activity surges

Europe and Canada have said they won't succumb to the growing number of hybrid attacks from Russia. The show of unity comes as Germany takes the unprecedented step of formally blaming to the Kremlin for a drone incident at Leipzig airport last month.

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We need to use Russian assets to fund Ukraine, Swedish Foreign Minister says

Speaking on Euronews' flagship morning show Europe Today show, she said European unity was key to deterring Russia from further aggression on NATO territory.

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NATO 3.0 rebrand is 'lipstick on a pig', says former US ambassador

The transatlantic relationship has changed profoundly since Donald Trump's return to the White House, and the concept of NATO 3.0 epitomises the transformation. But what does it actually mean?

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"NATO will defend Bulgaria against any action by Iran," official warns

Iran has threatened Bulgaria after the government sit aid plans to host US military aircraft. Tehran warned Sofia must not allow its territory to become a launchpad for operations against Tehran. Colonel Martin O'Donnell tells Euronews NATO is ready to defend Bulgaria should it come under attack.

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NATO summit: Europe says it's ready to take control of its own defence

This week's summit in Ankara was the first building block in the Europeanisation of NATO, with the continent apparently having decided that its future depends on weaning itself off US military support.

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“NATO works”: Estonia’s PM pushes back on alliance doubts

“NATO is working well” — Speaking exclusively to Euronews’ Shona Murray as part of our special report live from Ankara, Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Michal shares his views on Trump, Russia, European defence and whether NATO is entering a new era.

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“Sometimes not answering is the best answer”: Xavier Bettel on bullies

In an exclusive interview as part of Euronews’ live special report from Ankara, Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Xavier Bettel, speaks with NATO correspondent Shona Murray about Europe’s position in an increasingly uncertain world.

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Belgium's Defence Minister: "The Iranian regime is always lying"

"You cannot build Rome in one day." Belgium's Defence Minister Theo Francken joins Euronews' Shona Murray for a special report live from the NATO Summit in Ankara, discussing Ukraine, Iran, NATO and Belgium's largest defence investment in more than two decades.

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NATO leaders to meet after Trump restates Greenland claim

Trump dashed hopes of a two-day summit by telling reporters the US should "control" Greenland. The Danish prime minister hit back, calling on the US to "respect Danish sovereignty".

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Trump revives his call for US to 'control' Greenland

Arriving at the NATO summit, the US president claimed Denmark hasn't sufficiently invested in the Arctic territory's security.

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NATO to put pressure on allies not stepping up, warns Dutch minister

As the Netherlands announced an extra €3 billion euros new spending at the NATO summit in Ankara, Dutch Defence Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius tells Europe Today that extra pressure will be applied to NATO allies not stepping up on defence.

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NATO leaders to affirm record defence spending as US plans drawdown

With Donald Trump still seething at allies' refusal to support his war with Iran, European governments hope to ease his anger with record defence spending announcements worth billions of euros.

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NATO to reaffirm iron-clad commitment to Article 5 at Ankara summit

As NATO leaders prepare for their summit in Ankara next week, a document seen by Euronews says all 32 members – including the US – are still committed to the alliance's principle of collective defence.

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'Trump's always raging about something,' former US NATO envoy says

Kurt Volker told Europe Today the US president's anger at allies for not joining in the war in Iran was an "exaggeration".

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Albania NATO summit in balance as US slams security 'free riders'

The proposed host country of next year's meeting hasn't shown credible progress on the alliance's new defence spending target of 5 percent of GDP.

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Rutte meets Trump to defuse tensions ahead of major NATO summit

The Secretary General's meeting with Trump comes ahead of a potentially bruising leaders' summit in July. Relations between the Trump administration and Europe remain fractious over the war in Iran, with the US cutting its European defence commitments drastically.

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Rutte tries to downplay Pete Hegseth's blistering attack on NATO

As the Trump admininstration plans to pull a number troops out of Europe in the next six months, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth lambasted NATO defence ministers in Brussels, describing them as "shameful" and preoccupied with gender equality and climate change.

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