In security policy, ‘commitment issues’ are measured in capabilities, not flowers, and Europe must choose between relying on U.S. reassurance and building the capacity to stand on its own.
Organized in high secrecy by France and the United Kingdom, the meeting seeks to coordinate financial aid and prepare a common security framework for Kyiv.
The right-wing populist Progress Party has doubled its voter support since the last election and put the social and economic cost of immigration front and center.
It’s going to be a tough sell to member states to provide €800 billion more for the total budget, but still cutting cohesion and agricultural funds by 25-30% and sending it to Kyiv.
