Category: Europe
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Lithuania Backs Turkish Role in EU Defense
On November 20, 2025, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys publicly endorsed closer cooperation between the EU and Turkey (Türkiye) in security and defense matters. In an interview with Anadolu Agency, he explicitly voiced support for integrating Turkey and its defense companies into EU defense plans and programs, emphasizing that this would help address…
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France’s Military Chief Warns of War Readiness
France’s most senior military general has triggered a political storm after warning that the country must be ready to “lose its children” against the ‘Moscow regime’, arguing that France has the strength to deter Moscow but lacks the spirit to endure sacrifice. what is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? FR-01, France Agent: Here’s a…
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Kyiv Rejects U.S.-Russia Peace Draft
On November 19, 2025, reports emerged that Ukraine has rejected a proposed 28-point peace framework drafted by U.S. and Russian officials under the Trump administration. The plan, developed in secret consultations (including meetings in Miami and Alaska), was presented to Ukrainian Defense Secretary Rustem Umierov by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. Ukrainian officials described it as…
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Germany Backs Ukraine’s Air Defense
Friedrich Merz said on X: “Russia is waging a war of terror against Ukraine’s civilian population. The intensified Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure have nothing to do with military objectives anymore. That’s why we will do everything we can to support Ukraine’s air defense.” (November 19, 2025) What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment?…
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Bound by Trade, Split by War
On November 18, 2025, during a Bloomberg fireside chat in Brussels, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas highlighted how the European Union’s extensive economic interdependence with China is severely limiting its leverage to confront Beijing’s role in supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This statement underscores ongoing tensions in EU-China relations,…