Europe News
Rutte: US to make €4.3bn in weapons sales for Ukraine through NATO
Washington more or less stopped deliveries of weapons to Ukraine this summer, instead calling on Europeans to purchase equipment and donate it themselves – and Ukraine's allies have so far obliged to the tune of millions of euros per month.
Europe News
Europe must up pressure on Russia, ministers say after Moscow talks
US-Russia talks to end the war in Ukraine ended with no breakthrough on Tuesday – but Vladimir Putin warned that he's ready for a war with Europe. The continent's NATO members say they want to increase pressure on the Kremlin, but they can't seem to agree how.
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Europe Today
'Europe is inconsequential' to US, former US commander tells Euronews
In an interview with Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today, former commanding general of US Army Europe General Ben Hodges warned that the continent is “slowly waking to the realisation” that it cannot count on the US as a fair partner.
Germany
Germany readies massive defence plan to counter possible Russia threat
Until recently, the so-called Operation Plan Germany was classified. It is now clear that in the event of an armed conflict, Germany would serve as a key hub for NATO defence, in an approach reminiscent of the Cold War era.
Europe News
EU countries should not rely only on NATO's Article 5, Kubilius says
The European Union has its own mutual defence clause but it is seen as weaker than NATO's Article 5. The EU Commissioner for Defence appears to want to change that as the US military reconsiders its footprint in Europe.
