Ourpresenter Matt Barbetdrills down into the UK's spending commitments and the impact a peacekeeping force would have. Podcast: Can we rely on Trump for our security? As the US and Russia negotiate an end to what Donald Trump calls a “ridiculous war” in Ukraine, Europe f...
The combination of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, instability in the Middle East and broader global power shifts means that Europe must take greater responsibility for its own security. The European Commission estimates that an additional €500bn in defence investment is needed over the ne...
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After Trump's phone call with Vladimir Putin last night, China has volunteered to hold a summit between the two leaders in an effort to play the role of peacemaker in the Ukraine war. Chinese officials in recent weeks have raised the proposal with the Trum...
While Europe has taken the US decision to pause aid to Ukraine as a call to ramp up military spending, Russia has welcomed it as a possible catalyst for peace. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the BBC, "This is a decision ...
On Ukraine: Maybe President Emmanuel Macron has some idea since [the U.S. election] that he can yet again push the idea that European strategic autonomy is really complete independent from the United States. But I will say it again: From countries that are on the forefront of thiswar [in...
Washington continues to fan the flame, seeking to proloog and expand the Ukraine crisis. Such a move will increase Europe's reliance on the United States for energy and security, and erode Europe's efforts towards strategic autonomy. `Ukraine's 🇺🇦 military spending grew by 640% in 2022...
Another bright spot for Ukraine is that the nature of its defensive war has fundamentally changed in the past 18 months. Artillery is still incredibly important, but it isn’t the battle-winning weapon it was two years ago. “Drones are the most important weapon for us,”“Odesa,” an int...
President Donald Trump also said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine. 8 days ago Back to war: Wounded Ukrainians return to battle after amputation Many brigades have at least one amputee soldier still on active duty — men who returned to comb...
On NATO, Trump said "you can forget about it" before suggesting "that's probably the reason" the war in Ukraine started. You can scroll back through our YouTube stream below to watch as it happened - the meeting starts around 36 minutes into the stream. ...