Russia on Thursday rejected the idea of NATO countries sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire in the war with Russia, saying such a move would threaten to cause an "uncontrollable escalation".

Tusk echoed the view of EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, the former prime minister of Estonia, that Russia poses an existential threat to EU security and that the only way to address this was to increase defence spending. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security would be challenging

Flagging that ESG investment regulations club the defence industry with drugs and porn, Nato chief Mark Rutte said such ‘crazy’ regulations hamper defence spending and investment into the defence indu

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance.

Speaking to Europe’s elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Zelensky laid into many of the European countries that have helped keep Ukraine afloat since the Russian invasion, chiding them for not taking their own defense and the threat from Moscow sufficiently seriously.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday called for the U.S. to continue supplying Ukraine and said Europe would pay the bill. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The head of Nato has said “crazy” ethical investing rules are thwarting Europe’s efforts to ramp up defence spending.

China's growing threat may leave the US military less focused on defending its NATO allies in Europe. But a new study argues how the US can do both.

Any attempt to get Ukraine into Nato will run into a “buzz saw” in Washington unless Europe pays for it, a top diplomat for Donald Trump has said.

President also plans to ask for "financial contribution" for maintenance of remaining troops, European diplomatic source said.