Mutual defence is one of several components of the future European Space Shield, Kallas said, referring to the project announced the day before to protect Europe in space.
Revealing classified procurement goals to manufacturers could lead to an investment boost sources have said NATO members will soon share
In an interview with Reuters, Kallas refuted Trump’s remarks, emphasizing that Europe has been the largest donor. “By my calculations, we have provided over 134 billion euros to Ukraine. This makes us the largest international donor,
The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has stressed the need for more investment in defense, while keeping in mind that the bloc's funds still constitute taxpayer money.
Kallas said it is time to invest, telling an EU defence conference on Wednesday that "President Trump is right to say we don't spend enough". She added that the EU should "shoulder a fair share of responsibility" for Europe's security and that the US should remain a strong ally.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed global challenges like the Ukraine war, Iran, and China during their first call since the Trump administration began.
Russia is posing an existential threat to the European Union’s security and the only way to address that is to increase spending on defence, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. While warning of a possible attack by Russia in the coming years, Kallas added that the EU had for too long offered Russia alternatives.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas praised Türkiye as an important actor in cooperation on regional issues and a strategic partner for the bloc ahead
Officials said Ms Kallas and Mr Rubio agreed on the need to maintain "maximum pressure on Moscow" over it's war on Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NATO is planning to share classified procurement plans with arms manufacturers in an effort to increase industrial capacity, according to a Bloomberg report citing anonymous sources. This initiative,
How European states will react to defense incapabilities is still uncertain, paralyzed as they seem by the harsh stance of the US' new president, while what is at stake is no less than the European se