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Ukraine set to gain access to $8.4 bn EU defence fund by year’s end

Ukraine could gain access to a $8.4 bn European defence fund before the end of 2025, following an informal agreement reached between EU lawmakers and Denmark's Council presidency on 5 Nov.

byMaria Tril

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels. Credit: NATO Press Service

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Russia may invade Estonia in “five or seven years,” NATO chief Rutte says

“If we don’t [invest in defense], we’ll have to learn Russian,” he said.

byYuri Zoria

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Neutral Austria signals openness to Ukraine peacekeeping role, but gives no certainty

"I do not rule out that we would participate in peacekeeping in Ukraine, should it come to that," said Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner.

byVira Kravchuk

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski. Photo: Radoslaw Sikorski via X/Twitter.

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Sikorski says EU will not form a united army despite Russian threat

The Polish FM dismissed the notion of merging EU national armies into a single force, but stressed the need for Europe to reinforce its military capabilities and invest in defense production.

byYuri Zoria

nato tests european deployment capabilities without participation uh-60 black hawk helicopter during steadfast dart 2025 exercises heli conducting major military across eastern europe direct assistance six-week involve approximately 10000 troops

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NATO tests European deployment capabilities without US participation

As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nears its 4th year, the EU moves toward military self-sufficiency amid concerns over Trump’s commitment to collective defense.

byYuri Zoria

Members of the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) take part in the Spring Storm exercises of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (ePF) force in Kadrina, Estonia on 19 May, 2023. The Spring Storm exercise that kicked off this week is the largest military exercise of the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) involving allied NATO forces.

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FT: Estonia, Lithuania bordering Russia pledge 5% defense spending after Trump’s “constructive pressure”

"It is existential for us to have real war-fighting capabilities here,” said Lithuania's foreign minister Kęstutis Budrys.

byVira Kravchuk