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Greece

Greek PM: Countries that threaten EU can't participate in defence

Mitsotakis also said Athens supports coordinated EU and US efforts to end the war in Ukraine but that Kyiv cannot be frozen out of talks.

Poland

Poland briefly deploys planes in airspace after drone strike threat

Polish and allied aircraft were deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland's airspace Saturday because of a threat of drone strikes in neighbouring areas of Ukraine. An alert was issued, which lasted around two hours before being cancelled.

Europe News

NATO secretary general announces Eastern Sentry initiative

NATO allies expressed full solidarity with Poland after drone violations of airspace. The so-called Eastern Sentry initiative will strengthen the eastern flank.

Poland

Poland was shooting a cannon at a fly, top general tells Euronews

The use of F-35 aircraft to shoot down drones shows that Poland is not yet ready for mass drone warfare, according to Lieutenant General Jarosław Gromadziński in an interview with Euronews.

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World News

Are European capitals under threat from Russia's kamikaze drones?

On Wednesday, the Polish army shot down several Russian attack drones. The explosives-laden aircraft could also reach other European cities.

Norway

Norway votes in closely fought election with wealth tax in focus

Weeks of coalition negotiations are expected after the announcement of official results on Tuesday.

EuroVerify

Trump makes imprecise claims about NATO allies’ defence spending

In his meeting with the recently-inaugurated Polish president, Trump claimed Poland had been among just two countries hitting NATO’s 2% spending target.

World News

'The Eastern Shield': How Poland wants to defend its borders from invasion

"The Eastern Shield", a 700 km defense project near Poland's eastern border, aims to boost state resilience and protect against armed invasion. Experts, however, debate its effectiveness.

USA

Why has Trump renamed US Department of Defense to Department of War?

Although the US President’s decision to rename the Department of Defense is a highly controversial one, the government arm was actually called the Department of War until 1947.

Germany

Germany leads joint military drills in the Baltic amid Russia fears

Some 8,000 German soldiers and armed forces from 13 other NATO countries are taking part in the multi-week "Quadriga 2025" exercises.

Europe News

Estonia 'not worried' sending troops to Ukraine will curb its defence

Tallinn has said it is ready to provide troops for the reassurance force the 'Coalition of the Willing' aims to send to Ukraine as a security guarantee.

Luxembourg

NATO to fight Russian jamming after VDL's plane loses GPS in Bulgaria

"We are all on the eastern flank now, whether you live in London or Tallinn," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday, commenting in the aftermath of the incident the day before.

Finland

Finland to remove swastikas from air force flags to avoid awkwardness

Blue swastikas on white backgrounds that have featured on the flags of various Finnish Air Force units since 1918, which officials say is in no way connected to Nazi Germany, are being gradually phased out in an effort to enhance integration with Western allies following NATO membership.

Europe News

Europe's NATO allies set to jointly reach 2% spending target this year

The 2% of GDP guideline was instituted in 2014, but allies have recently pledged to up the target for core defence spending to 3.5% of GDP.

Croatia

Croatian pilot and partner arrested for alleged espionage in Kosovo

Croatian authorities arrested an Air Force pilot and his partner for allegedly sharing classified information about Kosovo peacekeeping operations over three years, according to domestic press.

Lithuania

Former labour union leader Ruginienė becomes Lithuania's new premier

Ruginienė, a former head of Lithuania’s labour union confederation, joined the centre-left Social Democratic Party just before a general election last year.

Ukraine

Norway’s support for Kyiv will continue into 2026, Gahr Støre says

On Sunday, Norway pledged around 7 billion kroner (€593 million) toward air defence systems for Ukraine.

Poland

Expert: drone incidents will continue in Poland

'If the conflict across our border continues, the risk of further incidents is significant', warns Andrzej Kinski, editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine Wojsko i Technika, commenting on the drone explosion in a cornfield in Osiny, eastern Poland.

Ukraine

We need to ensure Putin never attacks Ukraine again, NATO chief says

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday that the security guarantees agreement for Ukraine will consist of two layers: strengthening Ukraine’s army and commitments from the US and Europe aimed at deterring Russia in the event of future aggression.

Turkey

US opposed to Turkey re-joining F-35 programme, State Department says

Turkey was removed from the F-35 programme and its Defence Industry Agency was sanctioned after Ankara announced in 2017 it would purchase Russian S-400 missiles.