
EU Arms Procurement Plan Stalled Over Contracting Concerns
France and others seek guarantees that the money will stay in the EU, but others are not sure about the capabilities of the European defense industry.

France and others seek guarantees that the money will stay in the EU, but others are not sure about the capabilities of the European defense industry.

China views France as the keystone among European nations to draw closer to itself, as it seeks to lure others away from U.S. influence.

In Beijing, French President Macron and European Commission President von der Leyen tried in vain to sway Beijing into siding with the collective West over Ukraine.

As was the case in the murder of Darya Dugina, the alleged group failed to offer anything in the way of concrete evidence that they were in fact behind Tatarsky’s assassination.

The heads of state stressed that Moscow and Kyiv should engage in talks “as soon as possible.”

Not accepting that future conflict between the West and China is “inescapable,” the French president urged Europe to commit to maintaining trade with China.

U.S. commitment to substantial resources “reflects the American interests and values that are at stake,” the Department of Defense said, vowing to send more packages in the future.

Reports suggest that fears over the use of nuclear weaponry, having “crescendoed” late last year, have since “abated.”

The two companies manufacturing 155-millimeter artillery ammunition in Slovakia currently produce 30,000 rounds in a year—a tiny figure given that Ukraine launches 4,000 to 7,000 artillery rounds daily.

The fault lines between the different political groupings make combinations seem impossible, whether in the fight against corruption or on the position towards Russia.