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Ryan Hogg

Europe deserves its seat at the kids' table over Ukraine, German defense boss says

Armin Papperger, chief executive officer of Rheinmetall AG, during the Federation of German Industries (BDI) conference in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Germany's business outlook declined for the first time in five months a sign that the gradual recovery in Europe's biggest economy faces headwinds. (Credit: Liesa Johannssen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Europe’s failure to pay its dues to NATO has left it at the kids’ table as the U.S. meets with Russia to carve out a Ukraine peace deal, the boss of Germany’s largest defense contractor has warned. 

The U.S. and Russia are expected to begin formal talks this week aimed at forcing a conclusion to Russia’s war with Ukraine, which will mark its third anniversary next week. Brussels and Kyiv were surprised to discover they wouldn’t be invited to the table, prompting crisis talks in Paris on Sunday among European leaders 

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