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  • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Ukrainian troops to start training on Leopard 2 tanks next week

    Six-week programme is part of European nations’ pledge to rapidly deploy vehicles to Kyiv

  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Nato’s weapons stockpiles need urgent replenishment

    Russia’s attack on Ukraine shows western militaries are ill-equipped for war

  • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    US and Germany prepare to send tanks to Ukraine

    Delivery of M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 vehicles would be significant policy shift for Washington and Berlin

  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
    German reluctance over tanks threatens arms sales, officials warn

    European defence co-operation at risk, say Polish, Slovak and industry representatives

  • Monday, 23 January, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Poland to seek Berlin’s approval to send tanks to Ukraine

    German foreign minister says Warsaw is yet to ask permission but will ‘not stand in the way’

  • Friday, 20 January, 2023
    France
    Macron to boost French defence spending in response to Ukraine war

    Military budget increase aims to bring France in line with Nato spending commitments

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    German politics
    Defence minister faces ‘Herculean task’ of making Germany combat-ready

    Boris Pistorius will be under pressure from allies to step up help to Ukraine

  • Friday, 16 December, 2022
    Sylvie Kauffmann
    Now could be Poland’s moment — but it needs to play by the rules

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given the country an opportunity, if it can only let go of its old hostilities

  • Friday, 2 December, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Military briefing: Ukraine war exposes ‘hard reality’ of west’s weapons capacity

    Nations have been slow to sign contracts companies need to boost supply to Kyiv

  • Friday, 25 November, 2022
    Nato
    Turkish delay over Nato bids threatens Baltics’ security, warns Lithuania

    Baltic state’s foreign minister tells Turkish counterpart swift approval of Sweden and Finland’s membership will boost regional stability

  • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
    News in-depth
    Poorly equipped German army awaits financial reinforcement from Berlin

    Barely any of extra €100bn announced by Olaf Scholz in February has been spent due to bureaucratic hurdles

  • Monday, 14 November, 2022
    Lex
    EU defence: German rearmament triggers Rheinmetall ammo bid Premium content

    Consolidation makes sense in the current geopolitical environment

  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    Europe Express
    EU waters down its buy-local defence push Premium content

    New draft could permit subsidies for US weapons purchases

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    European Union
    France and Germany seek to move beyond tensions with Paris talks

    Key EU allies Macron and Scholz have clashed in recent months on issues from energy to defence

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Europe’s Franco-German motor needs mending

    Berlin and Paris should each pay heed to the other’s concerns

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    ReviewHistory books
    Iron and Blood — 500 years of warfare in German-speaking Europe

    Peter H Wilson’s astute military history challenges traditional narratives — and has a fresh urgency as Russia wages war in Ukraine

  • Tuesday, 25 October, 2022
    News in-depthEurope
    Scholz and Macron seek to calm rising Franco-German tensions

    Leaders will meet to mend a vital EU relationship that has been damaged by months of disunity

  • Friday, 30 September, 2022
    EU energy
    Europe increases defence of energy assets after Baltic Sea ‘sabotage’

    Oil and gas operators in North Sea have reported unidentified drones near platforms

  • Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    The 90km journey that changed the course of the war in Ukraine

    How Ukraine’s counter-offensive in the north-east dramatically turned the tide of the seven-month-long invasion

  • Monday, 12 September, 2022
    German politics
    Germany outlines aim to take up leading military role in Europe

    Defence minister says Berlin must use its ‘heft’ as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changes strategic thinking

  • Tuesday, 30 August, 2022
    Sylvie Kauffmann
    War in Ukraine has shaken the EU’s power dynamics

    The Baltic states have seen their suspicion of Moscow vindicated and are newly assertive

  • Monday, 29 August, 2022
    EU foreign policy
    Scholz outlines EU vision with call for European air defence scheme

    German chancellor unveils proposals to boost continent’s resilience and reform governance in Brussels

  • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
    Laurence Boone
    Europe must become a global political power

    The crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered new forms of co-operation among EU member states

  • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
    InterviewAerospace & Defence
    Raytheon chief says Ukraine war will change west’s weapon-buying priorities

    Greg Hayes believes US and Europe will need more conventional weaponry to deter Russian aggression

  • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
    Brussels plans to finance joint EU weapons procurement for the first time

    Proposal aims to help bloc’s armies restock and improve military hardware in response to war in Ukraine

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