NATO fighter shoots down drone in Lithuania
A NATO fighter jet shot down a drone in Lithuania shortly after midnight on Tuesday, the Lithuanian national crisis management centre said. – The drone, which likely entered from Belarus,…
Denmark PM says hopes for peaceful way forward with US on Arctic, Greenland
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday she is hoping that the United States and Denmark will find a way forward peacefully on the Arctic region, including Greenland, a…
Slovenia Raises Defence Spending Above 2% of GDP to Strengthen NATO Role
Slovenia is once again a credible NATO member. After being the only member last year that failed to meet its commitments, we will, with the budget rebalancing adopted last week,…
Finland Joins France’s Nuclear Deterrence Initiative to Strengthen European Security
Finland and France are strengthening their defense cooperation. Our defense cooperation took a step forward already last summer when France announced that it is making forces available for NATO’s forward…
German military evaluating 30 AI tools for introduction from 2027
The German military is evaluating 30 artificial intelligence tools to speed up battlefield decision-making, aiming to deploy such a system from 2027, a senior military official told business daily Handelsblatt.…
Trump post showing Iceland and Greenland as part of the US ‘completely inappropriate’, says Denmark’s foreign minister
Denmark’s foreign minister has criticised a “completely inappropriate” social post by Donald Trump appearing to show Greenland and Iceland as part of the US. – During a flurry of social…
Ukraine contracting around 1,000 Patriot missiles from allies, defence chief says
Ukraine is contracting a supply of around 1,000 missiles for U.S.-designed Patriot air-defence systems with the help of allies and through a European Union loan, Kyiv’s defence minister said on…
Rutte Welcomes EU Move to Strengthen Ukraine’s Patriot Air Defences
Together with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, I welcome the agreement by the EU member states on the derogation for Ukraine to purchase crucial products for Patriot air…
EU chief announces 200-mn-euro investment package for Greenland
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday announced a 200-million-euro ($232-million) package for Greenland during a visit to the Danish autonomous territory, which she vowed to support in…
NATO will not tolerate hybrid actions against members, US envoy says
NATO members should not tolerate deliberate actions of hybrid war, and the United States will stand by countries as they deal with these incidents, Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. ambassador to…