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Starmer’s defence spending plans under pressure as Nato pushes for more

Sir Keir Starmer will meet Nato leaders later this month with the alliance under pressure to increase spending.

Evening Standard

Denmark quits the Frugal Four to focus on rearming Europe, says PM Frederiksen

If Europe fails to rearm itself, "then it's game over", Mette Frederiksen said as she called for defence spending to be the "number one" priority.

Euronews

Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to Russia with underwater explosives

Operation ‘severely damaged’ base of Crimean bridge, opened by Putin in 2018, Kyiv’s SBU security service says

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Nato ‘will force Starmer to spend 3.5% of GDP on defence’ to keep Trump happy

PM under pressure from nuclear alliance and US president after row over funding threatened to derail the launch of strategic defence review,

The Independent UK

Tusk calls confidence vote after Polish nationalists wins presidency

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called for a parliamentary confidence vote in a bid to demonstrate continuing support for his pro-EU government after nationalist Karol Nawrocki won the presidential election.

Radio France Internationale

Nato to force UK to lift defence spending to 3.5% of GDP to appease Trump, say sources

Starmer bound to accept Mark Rutte’s higher target after announcing ‘Nato-first’ defence strategy, insiders say

The Guardian - UK

Voices: ‘The money tree appears to have grown again’: Readers react to Starmer’s defence review

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided on Starmer’s push to make Britain ‘war-ready’. While some supported it as a smart move in uncertain times, others felt the money should go to urgent needs at home

The Independent UK

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Dutch prime minister steps down after far-right leader’s shock withdrawal from coalition

Dick Schoof announced his resignation just hours after Geert Wilders

The Independent UK

British-made weapons must not be used to ‘ethnically cleanse’ Palestinians, MP tells government

The UK continues to ship arms to Israel ‘despite the scale of destruction’, a Labour MP told Commons

The Independent UK

Tuesday briefing: Is Britain’s move to ‘war-fighting’ readiness enough to ensure its security?

In today’s newsletter: The problems and proposed solutions of a major new strategic defence review pitched as a blueprint to modernise the military

The Guardian - UK

Ensure no UK-made weapons used to ‘ethnically cleanse’ Palestinians, MP urges

The Government defended its current export licences stance towards Israel during a Commons adjournment debate.

The Independent UK

UK to invest £2bn in drones to make army ‘10 times more lethal’

Strategic defence review will make Britain ‘battle-ready’, says Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Top 3 ETFs Defense Hawks Are Buying

With defense spending around the world climbing to new heights, investors have multiple means of gaining broad exposure to the space.

MarketBeat

The cost of deterring Russian aggression is high – but the cost of war is higher still

Editorial: As the prime minister unveils his defence review, he must draw focus to the historic argument that it is not in the British national interest for the continent of Europe to be dominated by a hostile power

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Spending constrains Labour’s defence review – but no harm in gradualism

The sometimes vague plan could be clearer about what is necessary to maintain security in an unpredictable world

The Guardian - UK

Growing threats, new weapons, more troops: key points of UK’s defence review

Review says UK must be ready to ‘fight and win’ a full-scale war. Here is a summary of its recommendations

The Independent UK

Ukraine's drone attack on Russian warplanes was a serious blow to the Kremlin's strategic arsenal

A surprise Ukrainian drone attack that targeted Russian air bases hosting nuclear-capable strategic bombers was unprecedented in its scope and sophistication, and dealt a heavy blow to the Russian military

The Independent UK

Starmer vows to make Britain ‘battle-ready’ — but row over funding threatens to derail plans

The long-awaited strategic defence review warned the UK may need to move even more quickly than planned to tackle the ‘pressing and immediate’ threat of Russia

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Evening Standard

AI, drones and missile defence investment part of UK new defence plans

The SDR marks the ‘most profound change for about 150 years in how you think about armies, navies and air force,’ one of the authors suggested.

Euronews

Karol Nawrocki’s win pitches Poland into EU ideas battleground

Conservative Karol Nawrocki's knife-edge victory by 50.89% of the votes in Poland’s nail-biting weekend presidential runoff election, against liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, set the stage for a revivified right wing and for an uncomfortable cohabitation with Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Radio France Internationale

NATO defence spending target may come 'too late' for Ukraine crisis: Denmark

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned regional allies Monday that a NATO target to boost defence spending by 2032 would come "too late", as countries arm in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. She was speaking at a summit in Vilnius, attended by Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

Euronews

NATO's Rutte believes US military will remain stationed in Europe despite fears of withdrawal

Mark Rutte said the US should maintain "a very strong conventional" military presence in Europe despite allegations that Washington is preparing a review of its troop presence on the continent.

The Guardian - UK

Poland’s presidential election result is a morale boost for Maga forces in Europe

Karol Nawrocki’s win is a blow for prime minister Donald Tusk – and it symbolises a larger battle over the political narrative, says policy expert Catherine De Vries

Euronews

Ukraine and Russia agree on new prisoner-of-war exchange as Istanbul talks conclude

Ukraine and Russia concluded the second round of talks in Istanbul. The sides agreed on a new POW exchange of under 25 years old and severely ill soldiers. Kyiv says it handed over to Moscow the list of Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia.

The Independent UK

Watch live: Zelensky and Rutte hold press conference as Ukraine and Russia peace talks take place

Watch live as Volodymyr Zelensky and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte address the media following a round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.

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