Brussels 13.02.2025 “…Here at NATO, I was glad to welcome the new US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth to NATO for the first time” said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following the meetings of NATO Defence Ministers in Brussels. NATO Defence Ministers concluded the #DefMin meeting in Brussels, where they discussed: 🔹 Keeping NATO strong🔹…
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EP: Ukraine Rada Speaker addresses MEPs
Strasbourg 11.02.2025 Today the Speaker of the Ukrainian parliament – Verkhovna Rada,- Ruslan Stefanchuk, addressed a formal Plenary sitting of the European Parliament. Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. Thank you @r_stefanchuk for your powerful address to @Europarl_EN today. The world will continue to witness the courage, defiance and unshakeable determination of the people of Ukraine.#SlavaUkraini…
EU special Tribunal against Russia
Brussels 04.02.2025 “Today, we have taken further steps towards establishing a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. There has to be a clear division between war crimes and the crimes of aggression” said the EU High Representative Kaja Kallas at a press point following the meeting of the Core Group on the…
NATO-EU: Rutte aims at 5% defense spending
Brussels 03.02.2025 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged the EU member states of the Alliance to increase the defence spending beyond their common goal of 2% of national output set in 2014, insisting this was now too low because of new challenges, namely Russian war in Ukraine. Â .@SecGenNATO participated in an informal meeting of…
COSTA INVITES EU LEADERS TO CONVENE INFORMALY
Brussels 02.02.2025 Invitation letter by President AntĂłnio Costa to the members of the European Council: “As I have already indicated to you, I would like to invite you to an informal retreat that will take place on 3 February in the Château de Limont, close to Brussels, dedicated to the topic of European defence. On…
EU demands release of Navalny lawyers
Brussels 17.01.2025 The Petushinsky District Court of the Vladimir Region, Russia, sentenced defence lawyers of late Alexei Navalny for performing their professional duties defending Alexei Navalny in the farcical justice system in Russia. Vadim Kobzev, Alexey Liptser and Igor Sergunin were respectively sentenced with 5 and a half, 5 and 3 and a half years…
EU €148M package to Ukraine
Brussels 13.01.2025 As Russia’s war of aggression continues to devastate Ukraine, today the Commission announces €148 million in new humanitarian aid to support those affected by the war. With an estimated 12.7 million people in need of urgent assistance, this new funding is vital in providing life-saving support to those affected, ensuring that essential aid…
Flight J28243: NATO calls for investigation
Brussels 26.12.2024 The North Atlantic Alliance called for an investigation into plane crash near Aktau, Kazakhstan, which caused death of 38 passengers and leaving 29 survivors. (Image above: illustration). “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and victims of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J28243” said today NATO spokeswoman Farah Dakhlallah, while expressing condolences to the…
Finland: North-South Summit
Brussels 22.12.2024 The leaders from northern and southern Europe have arrived in Saariselkä, Lapland for the North-South Summit on European security and defence. The Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo hosted the event, attended by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Greek Prime Minister Kyriákos Mitsotákis and Swedish…
Brussels: Zelensky convenes EU leaders
Brussels 19.12.2024 Today the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he needed Europe and the United States to unite to secure peace, and stability, as he convened the EU leaders at their final Summit in 2025 before Donald Trump’s inauguration. Donald Trump returns to the White House in four weeks, having pledged to bring a swift…
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