Germany Will Set Up €500 Billion Special Defense Fund Bloomberg VIEW German parties agree debt brake reform, 500 billion-euro infrastructure fund Reuters Germany’s CDU, SPD agree on major financial package DW (English) Germany’s Friedrich Merz plans ‘double bazooka’ for defence and infrastructure Financial Times German plans for fast-track defence splurge face strong resistance EURACTIV Source link
Europe looks to mobilize $840 billion in defense spending boost, EU Commission head says CNBC EU defence plans could mobilise 800 billion euros, von der Leyen says Reuters Von der Leyen proposes new €150B common defense fund POLITICO Europe EU Proposes €150 Billion in Loans for Pan-European Defense Amid Trump Pull Back Bloomberg $840 Billion Plan To ‘Rearm Europe’…
Vance says US working on Ukraine plan ‘with the Russians’ after Trump cuts defense aid to Kyiv The Independent Vance says giving U.S. an “economic upside in the future of Ukraine” is best for Kyiv Axios JD Vance says US economic interests in Ukraine the best way to guarantee its security The Guardian US Vance knocks Zelensky for…
Trump, Not Putin, Forces Europe to Get Serious About Defense The Wall Street Journal Whiplash: Trump orders U-turn after 3 years of U.S. support for Ukraine in war with Russia USA TODAY 3 Years Into Russia-Ukraine War, Trump Ushers in New World for Putin The New York Times Trump’s Ukraine betrayal will make it impossible for anyone to…
EU leaders to hold special meeting on defense and Ukraine on March 6 POLITICO Europe Meeting Again in Paris, European Leaders Try to Recalibrate After Trump Sides With Russia The New York Times EU leaders to meet for extraordinary summit on Ukraine and EU defence March 6 Reuters European leaders gather for emergency meeting after Trump shuts them…
Von der Leyen proposes triggering clause to massively boost defense spending POLITICO Europe European Commission to Tweak Fiscal Rules to Boost EU Defense Spending The Wall Street Journal EU plans to let states suspend fiscal rules to allow for defence investments Financial Times Ukraine: The EU will Sky News EU Commission to activate fiscal escape clause to boost defence…
Luis Rubiales’ defense team reiterated in closing arguments on Thursday that Jenni Hermoso consented to the World Cup kiss by the ex-Spanish federation boss, and said that even if the player hadn’t agreed the act should not be characterized as sexual assault. Source link
Defense Secretary Discusses Force Posturing in Africa, Europe Department of Defense Hegseth expected to push NATO and EU to take more responsibility for Ukraine CNN US military not ‘abandoning’ allies, defense chief says Voice of America Pete Hegseth Addresses Sending US Troops Into Ukraine Newsweek Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Visits U.S. Africa Command U.S. Africa Command Source link
Now at age 66, Vic Fangio is at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, where he started his NFL coaching career, as defensive coordinator with the Philadelphia Eagles team he grew up supporting with a chance to fill one of the few remaining gaps on a stellar career. Source link
Exclusive: Syria’s Sharaa to discuss defense pact with Turkey’s Erdogan, sources say Reuters Opinion | Syria Has a New Government—or Does It? The Wall Street Journal Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s New Interim President, Travels to Saudi Arabia The New York Times Syria’s Interim President in Saudi Arabia on First Foreign Trip Bloomberg Syria’s interim president says organising elections could take…
