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This live blog is now closed. For the latest on Trump’s remarks, read our full report: Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia ‘fight for a while’UK trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds has also called for reforms of the WTO including change…
Starmer bound to accept Mark Rutte’s higher target after announcing ‘Nato-first’ defence strategy, insiders sayDefence sources believe that Britain will be forced to sign up to a target of lifting defence spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2035 at this month’s…
One official from an eastern NATO nation told Breaking Defense that a plan to create two different pots of spending could actually cause problems for nations who are planning to exceed the new defense target.
Support for Ukraine continues with divided opinion on Franco-British plan for ‘reassurance force’ to help ceasefireEuropean leaders have affirmed their support for Ukraine at a Paris summit and agreed now was “not the time” to lift sanctions against Ru…
Mark Rutte says US wants reassurance European allies will ‘step up’ while Europe needs to know ‘Uncle Sam still has our back’Nato’s secretary general has told the US and Europe it is “not the time to go it alone” amid reports that Washington and some E…
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said nothing about the possibility of the U.S. threatening a founding NATO member, after Trump called the Canadian border ‘artificial.’
Donald Trump’s interpretation of Vladimir Putin’s non-committal statement on a ceasefire with Ukraine was like “putting lipstick on a pig,” according to CNN’s Brianna Keilar.
Putin said a a news conference, “We agree with the proposals to stop the h…
ICBM Ear for the Week of January 23, 2025 Prepared by Peter Huessy, President of Geostrategic Analysis and Senior Fellow at the National Institute for Deterrent Studies Key Takeaways Significant Military Budget Increase in Russia: Russia’s defense spending will rise by 25% to 13.5 trillion rubles (~130 billion euros), continuing its high military expenditure trend. […]
ICBM EAR for 23 Jan 25 was originally published on Global Security Review.
Voters cast ballots until 9pm in elections that could set country on different course after Mark Rutte’s four consecutive governmentsRead our full report: Far-right party set to win most seats in Dutch elections, exit polls showThe first exit poll is e…
Polls open for general election in the Netherlands, with four parties – ranging from left to far right – vying to take most votesDutch voters go to the polls on Wednesday in a knife-edge general election that will usher in the country’s first new prime…