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Looming threats must spark major rethink of European defense policy, according to draft of new report seen by POLITICO.

There “has been an acceleration during the summer, the industry is working at full pace,” bloc’s foreign affairs chief says.

After 500 years of non-alliance, a bombshell report recommends closer cooperation with the EU and NATO.

Warsaw has already lodged an order for 32 new F-35s but deliveries aren’t expected to start until 2026.

The Germans will also get training and spare parts.

Lawmakers argue buying aging atomic energy equipment from Bulgaria won’t help keep the lights on and could fuel corruption.

U.S. forces have launched roughly 800 missiles and seven rounds of air strikes against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels that have controlled Yemen since November.

As Labour refocuses on Europe and America, doubts linger in Japan about whether it can rely on London.

Ukraine president warns Russian leader Vladimir Putin will work to break up the pro-Ukraine alliance.

Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick is very critical of supporting Ukraine; POLITICO took a look at how his claims stack up.

“We have to be honest and tell ourselves that the Cold War situation is back and it’s not due to the actions of the United States,” Andrzej Duda said.

Days into taking office, the new British prime minister is taking a message to Washington.

Poland says it will supply weapons to Ukraine as long as that doesn’t undermine its own security.

The call by Ukrainian campaigners is an early test of the new Labour government’s promises to Kyiv.

Germany is skeptical of common borrowing for defense; Poland wants it.

Paris, meanwhile, believes that providing weapons to Armenia reduces the likelihood of further attacks from Azerbaijan.

Nicosia and Tel Aviv have stepped up defense cooperation in recent years.

Illicit diversion has so far been small-scale and opportunistic, according to the Swiss-based Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

The ban soured relations with Israel.

The first batch of 640,000 doses of the adapted vaccine will be shipped as early as next week.

Helsinki wants allies to agree to drop restrictions on Kyiv, while raising military aid.

Sweden will give all of its PBV 302 armored tracked personnel carriers.

Even if they aren’t yet, things could soon get nastier as Brussels’ investigation into Chinese electric vehicles nears its conclusion.