20.06.2026 US President Donald Trump has publicly confirmed for the first time that he plans to travel to Turkey this year, weeks after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he would attend the NATO Summit in Ankara. “We’ll be going to Turkey,” Trump told reporters Friday, June 19, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland,…
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EU Defence and Security
Brussels 19.06.2026 In the face of serious security threats and challenges and with Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine remaining an existential challenge for the European Union, Europe’s defence readiness must be decisively ramped up by 2030. Building on recent progress, the European Council calls for efforts to be stepped up, with renewed urgency, to…
EUROSATORY: Kamikaze Drones Trend
Eurosatory, Paris 19.06.2026 French defence companies are increasingly turning to civilian manufacturing partners to prepare for the large-scale production of loitering munitions, a trend highlighted by announcements at Eurosatory 2026. Loitering munitions, often called “kamikaze” or “suicide” drones are hybrid aerial weapons that combine the surveillance capabilities of a drone with the explosive strike of…
EPP: Integrating Ukraine Militarily
Brussels 18.06.2°26 The European People’s party (EPP), issued the statement aftter the party’s Summit in Brussels, mainly concerning the Ukraine war: “We strongly believe that the European Union must evolve into a stronger geopolitical actor if it is to effectively defend its interests, values, and security in an increasingly contested global environment. This requires moving…
China accuses top diplomat Kallas of slander
16.06.2026 Claims that Chinese military personnel allegedly assisted Russian troops during the fighting in Ukraine are factually unfounded and slanderous, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated at a briefing, wrietes Chinese CGTN news. Kaja Kallas: ❗️"We have also now verified reports that the Chinese military has been training Russian military personnel to fight in…
Netanyahu refuses to retreat from Lebanon
15.06.2026 Israel will not withdraw from the so-called “security zone” in southern Lebanon as part of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the US and Iran, Israeli security sources said. “The security establishment is preparing for possible instructions from the political leadership to halt the ground offensive in southern Lebanon, given the emerging agreement between Washington…
Eurosatory: showcase for global defence
13.06.2026 In the heart of a world in movement, an unavoidable event to build lasting peace and security. Since 1967, Eurosatory has built its status as the benchmark global tradeshow for Defence and Security, bringing together the key players from the international ecosystem. Much more than showcase for technology, Eurosatory is a strategic platform where…
Rabbi criticizes Kallas over “apartheid”
Brussels 12.06.2026 A prominent European cleric Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Chairman of the European Jewish Association (EJA), which advocates for and represents hundreds of Jewish communities across the continent, was scathing of comments attributed to the top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas (pictured). During high-level talks in Mexico City the High Representative compared Israel’s treatment of Palestinians…
UK Defence Secretary bows out
Brussels 12.06.2026 Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed a new defense secretary June 11, Thursday night after a spate of resignations that further challenged his authority and laid bare a bitter dispute over funding for the country’s armed forces. Starmer named Dan Jarvis, a former Army officer and Home Office minister, to the top…
EU diplomacy at threshold of transformation
Brussels 11.06.2026 France and Germany have initiated discussions on the reveiw of the entire structure of the European Union’s foreign policy apparatus. The focus is on revising the powers of the agency that has been responsible for the bloc’s overall foreign strategy for the past 15 years. The situation has escalated following Callas’s personal inability…