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Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jets at RAF Coningsby base

Canada Joins GCAP as First Observer Nation of UK Fighter Programme

Canada joined the Global Combat Air Programme as its first observer nation on July 21, gaining insight into the UK-Italy-Japan fighter jet project without decision-making authority, as Britain announced £8.6 billion in

July 22, 2026

by Europe Desk

Ukrainian military personnel during operations on the front line as Zelensky appoints a new Commander-in-Chief

Zelensky Fires Syrskyi, Names Mykhailo Drapatyi as Ukraine’s New Commander-in-Chief

Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Oleksandr Syrskyi as Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief on July 21 and appointed 44-year-old General Mykhailo Drapatyi as his replacement, ending a tenure marked by protests in Kyiv, Lviv, and Dnipro and criticism of his centralized command style.

July 22, 2026

by Russia Desk

Artillery shells at a NATO ammunition plant, as Europe faces a cotton linter shortage threatening nitrocellulose propellant production

NATO Faces Critical Ammunition Crisis as Cotton Linter Shortage Empties Propellant Stocks

NATO has acknowledged cotton linter shortages as a critical obstacle to its ammunition build-up, with Europe's

US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles and F-16 fighter jets in flight, the aircraft being cut from NATO's European posture

America Tells Europe to Spend More, Then Pulls a Third of Its Fighter Jets Off the Continent

The Pentagon will cut the fighter jets it commits to NATO in Europe from 150 to 100, pull every aerial tanker, and redeploy a carrier and a submarine, the New York Times

June 12, 2026

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John Healey, the UK defence secretary who resigned over Keir Starmer's defence spending plan, during a visit to Kyiv

Britain’s Defence Secretary Quits, Warning Starmer’s Budget Could Make the Country Less Safe

John Healey resigned with a letter accusing Starmer of funding defence at 2.68 percent of GDP against a 3.5 percent pledge, taking the armed forces minister with him, the sixth ministerial departure

June 12, 2026

Government and Politics·News

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron at the EU Informal Summit in Belgium, February 2026

Merz Says More European Countries Will Join France-Germany Nuclear Deterrence Initiative

At the ILA Berlin Air Show on Wednesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that other European nations will join the France-Germany nuclear deterrence initiative — a signal that the continent's post-Cold War

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News·Technology

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks at a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels

Whitaker Says NATO Has No Intent to Threaten Russia, Even as Lavrov Accuses Alliance of Imposing Its Rules on Eurasia

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker reaffirmed on Wednesday that the alliance has no intention of threatening Russia, even as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused NATO of trying to impose its security

June 10, 2026

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US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker at 7th Army Training Command Balli Air Field in Grafenwoehr Germany

Some NATO Allies Are Still Too Close to Huawei, US Ambassador Warns at North Atlantic Council

US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said Wednesday that some alliance members remain too willing to use Huawei equipment despite repeated warnings at the North Atlantic Council, as Washington presses allies to

June 10, 2026

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US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at NATO headquarters Brussels

Trump Will Deploy Full US Military Force If Iran Misses Its Chance for a Deal, NATO Envoy Warns

US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker warned Wednesday that Donald Trump will mobilize the full weight of American military power if Iran fails to reach a deal within a 'prudent' timeframe —

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Finnish President Alexander Stubb speaks on Europe-Russia diplomatic talks, June 2026

Stubb Says Europe Must Open Diplomatic Channel With Putin as US Talks Stall

Finnish President Alexander Stubb declared Wednesday that it is time for Europe to reach out and hold direct diplomatic talks with Vladimir Putin, stepping into a vacuum left by frozen American-mediated negotiations.

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Kazan June 2026

Lavrov Chairs CSTO Ministers Meeting in Kazan as Armenia’s Empty Chair Signals Alliance Crisis

Russia's foreign minister chaired a CSTO Council session in Kazan on Wednesday, calling NATO expansion into Ukraine a destabilizing act — but the summit's most pointed signal came from the country not

June 10, 2026

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Emergency workers at the site of a strike in Kyiv, Ukraine

Wars Hit Highest Level Since 1945 as the Western Order Frays

The world recorded 65 armed conflicts in 2025 and the most wars between states since 1946, with battle deaths at their highest since the Rwandan genocide. New Uppsala data shows the bloodshed

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev speaks to reporters at his party headquarters in Sofia after the April 2026 election

Bulgaria Halts Weapons to Ukraine as Radev Breaks With the West

Bulgaria's new government, led by Kremlin-friendly former president Rumen Radev, says it will send no more weapons to Ukraine. Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov argued Kyiv needs people, not arms, and called for

June 9, 2026

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Canada Joins GCAP as First Observer Nation of UK Fighter Programme

Zelensky Fires Syrskyi, Names Mykhailo Drapatyi as Ukraine’s New Commander-in-Chief

NATO Faces Critical Ammunition Crisis as Cotton Linter Shortage Empties Propellant Stocks

Britain’s Defence Secretary Quits, Warning Starmer’s Budget Could Make the Country Less Safe

Merz Says More European Countries Will Join France-Germany Nuclear Deterrence Initiative

Whitaker Says NATO Has No Intent to Threaten Russia, Even as Lavrov Accuses Alliance of Imposing Its Rules on Eurasia

Some NATO Allies Are Still Too Close to Huawei, US Ambassador Warns at North Atlantic Council

Trump Will Deploy Full US Military Force If Iran Misses Its Chance for a Deal, NATO Envoy Warns

Stubb Says Europe Must Open Diplomatic Channel With Putin as US Talks Stall

Lavrov Chairs CSTO Ministers Meeting in Kazan as Armenia’s Empty Chair Signals Alliance Crisis

Wars Hit Highest Level Since 1945 as the Western Order Frays

Bulgaria Halts Weapons to Ukraine as Radev Breaks With the West

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