Europe, Ukraine and U.S. troops

Europe must finally get serious when it comes to its own defence
The US secretary of defence tells allies it's "unrealistic" to think Ukraine can return to pre-2014 borders and also rules ...
Europe's New Defense Champion Emerges
Europe is broadly trying to push up its defense spending with questions over how the U.S. will continue to prop up the ...
France’s Safran calls for European governments to buy from local defence groups
French jet engine-maker Safran warned that an increase in European defence spending must benefit the region’s supply chain, ...
Vance turns on European allies in blistering speech that downplayed threats from Russia and China
US Vice President JD Vance vented at European leaders Friday, telling them that the biggest threat to their security was ...
Russian economic meltdown as £114bn defence spending more than all of Europe combined
Russia's total defence spending hit 13.1 trillion rubles (£114 billion) in 2024 - £366 billion when adjusted for purchasing ...
With war on their doorstep, European defense tech startups are gunning for a slice of growing military budgets
With defense budgets rising in Western countries, major contractors like Germany’s Rheinmetall are in for growing sales. But ...
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Europe’s Moment of Truth on Defending Ukraine—and the Continent
The Trump administration is signaling that European allies need to take the lead in securing Ukraine. How they respond has a ...
European Defense Startups Drive $5.2 Billion Funding Spree in 2024
European defense startups were the main growth driver behind a record $5.2 billion in venture capital funding spent on tech ...
Europe’s Ailing Defense Industry Faces a Reckoning as Russia Threat Looms
Creating a defense sector that can deter Russian aggression means overcoming fragmentation, supply-chain bottlenecks and an ...