Just 600 Patriot missiles — that’s all Ukraine has received during four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
By comparison, more than 800 Patriot interceptors were fired in just days in the Middle East during the recent US-Israeli war with Iran.
www.kyivpost.com/post/71513
Pressumably paving the way to join the French initiative on European nuclear deterrence alongside Sweden, Denmark, Poland and others.
Image: Air Command West
According to Rheinmetall CEO Papperger in an interview with Table Today, there is currently a lack of funding for #Ukraine and much more could be provided in terms of military aid if only someone would pay for it. Papperger listed ammunition, air defence systems & tanks among the potential supplies.
"We need a plan". In Munich, hopes for a bold and unified initiative did not materialize, underscoring Europe's struggles to move from rhetoric to coordinated action.
👇Read my take from #MSC2026
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There is no room for European allies, including UK, to lag behind on defence spending, Europe urgently needs real capabilites for credible deterrence. I talked to @cathynewman.bsky.social @listentotimesradio.bsky.social on #MSC2026 insights.
Watch here:
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På plats i München svarade jag på tittarnas frågor om #MSC2026, många funderingar kring USA, Europa och relationen framåt.
✅Titta gärna👇
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European allies should take the lead in #NATO and shift it toward a Europe-led alliance, I argue w Rachel Ellehuus @rusi.bsky.social
As the discussions at #MSC2026 showed, it is time for Europeans to move beyond talk, roll up their sleeves and get to work. 👇
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...
I really enjoyed kicking off #MSC2026 with a public Townhall on European Defense, live streamed with excellent questions from citizens and civil society.
Engaging the public is vital for readiness, resilience and defense investments.
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This is v good
Worth reading
'wishful thinking and waiting it out are not a strategy' warn
RUSI Director-General Rachel Ellehuus and @annwieanna.bsky.social Director, Northern Europe at @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social in their @euractiv.com op-ed as leaders gather at @munsecconf.bsky.social.
[Opinion] #EUDefence: The #US wants a #Europe-led NATO. Europeans should start planning it, by @annwieanna.bsky.social & Rachel Ellehuus| Euractiv
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The US wants a Europe-led NATO: the Europeans should start planning it. My latest with Rachel Ellehuus ahead of #MSC2026
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Jag blev intervjuad i SvD om #Europa är tillräckligt enat för att klara sig utan #USA. @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social @isdp-sweden.bsky.social
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"Over just a few years, the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8)—Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—has become far more proactive and agile in shaping European security policy."
Eight Northern European states are acting together early and turning solidarity into capabilities and delivery. My latest with @louiseblomqvist.bsky.social
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Where to look for new models of pol and mil cooperation? Look North! In our latest, @LouiseBlomqvis3 and I argue that pairing words with action has elevated Nordic-Baltic states to lead in #Europe. @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social @louiseblomqvist.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/h...
Remarkable stat.
In addition to the 1,500 troops Arctic Angels from Alaska already preparing to deploy to Minnesota.
Dök upp i @svt #Agenda igår för att diskutera USA:s strafftullar och vad det betyder för Europa, #NATO och #Ukraina.
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This is the right direction to proceed. Build on it.
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“The officials told The Globe and Mail that the Canadian Armed Forces are awaiting final political approval from Prime Minister Mark Carney before sending the soldiers.” www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
The full list of 🇷🇺 energy #warcrimes against 🇺🇦 civilians, who suffer freezing hell at this moment ⬇️
#UkraineResists
“Everyone can understand if the US needs to be more present [in Greenland] … for instance when it comes to surveillance and missile defense, but we hope that this will not be something that escalates within the alliance,” @annwieanna.bsky.social shared on Deep Dish last year. brnw.ch/21wZ7M7
There are various parallell tracks but diplomacy is the main option.
Not sure Denmark and Greenland believed they could win them over immediately. Most importantly diplomacy will continue in a high-level group.
This is encouraging from Congress to protect Greenland🇬🇱 and the Kingdom of Denmark🇩🇰 and preserve NATO.
🇺🇸New, bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate:
www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/releas...
“The move on Venezuela illustrates the Trump administration’s determination to dominate the Western Hemisphere – of which Greenland geographically is a part,” I told @JTPsaropoulos aje.io/0hr28i via @AJEnglish @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social @isdp-sweden.bsky.social
If you read the article you can see that I refer to the National security strategy just released by the Trump administration.
Intervjuades i Ekot: Läget är oerhört allvarligt och utan en förhandlingsväg riskeras framtiden för försvarssamarbetet inom Nato.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/expe...
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One of the most massive Russian attacks on Kyiv.
Russia carried out continuous strikes overnight using ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones, deliberately targeting civilian and critical infrastructure.
40 sites were damaged in Kyiv, including 20 residential buildings.
