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Germany to miss military spending target next year, study says

Germany will fail to meet a NATO guideline of spending 2% of gross domestic product on its military next year and again from 2026 onward, according to an analysis quoted in local media on Monday.

Tribune News Service

Biden attempts to restore America’s global standing with state dinner pageantry

Washington’s first such event since 2019 pulled out all the stops to heal relations shaken by the Trump presidency

The Guardian - US

Turkish strikes on US Kurd allies resonate in Ukraine war

The Biden administration is toughening its language toward NATO ally Turkey

The Independent UK

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Estonia to buy US rocket artillery system in $200M deal

NATO member and Russia’s neighbor Estonia is boosting its defense capabilities by acquiring an advanced U.S. rocket artillery system

The Independent UK

Macron says new security architecture should give guarantees for Russia

The West should consider how to address Russia's need for security guarantees if President Vladimir Putin agrees to negotiations about ending the war in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said in remarks broadcast on Saturday.

Reuters

Sweden deports man with alleged ties to Kurdish militant group

Sweden on Friday deported a Kurdish man with alleged links to Kurdish militant group the PKK, a government minister told Swedish Television, as Ankara keeps up pressure on the Nordic country to meet its demands in return for NATO membership.

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan cosies up to Italy's far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Italy's newly elected far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appear to be finding unlikely common ground on issues relating to Africa and migration. Meloni's is the latest in a list of strong partnerships that Erdogan has been working to build with European far-right leaders.

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Türkiye's killer drones in Ukraine are making Vladimir Putin's life miserable, but Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is keeping him onside

Turkish-made drones carry laser-guided bombs and are light, cheap and supremely deadly. Here's how they have become instrumental in changing Russian President Vladimir Putin's fortunes in Ukraine.

ABC News

Biden’s Offer to Talk to Putin Is a Trial Balloon to End War in Ukraine

President Joe Biden has floated a trial balloon to President Vladimir Putin to determine whether Russia, after months of battlefield losses and stalled gains, is ready to end its invasion of Ukraine. Biden has avoided talking to Putin since the Russian leader sent his armed forces into Ukraine last February,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden trial balloon to Putin on Ukraine appears to quickly pop

President Joe Biden floated a trial balloon to President Vladimir Putin intended to determine whether Russia, after months of battlefield losses and stalled gains, is ready to end its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Emmanuel Macron's state visit with Joe Biden: key takeaways as relations warm up after a frosty few months

Emmanuel Macron has just completed the first major state visit to the US since the pandemic.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Turkey is the pivot point between Russia and the US – history shows us why

The war in Ukraine has put Turkey into the geopolitical spotlight. One of Nato’s earliest member states, with a special relationship with Russia, Turkey is attempting to balance its competing interests, as well as increasing its own influence.

The Conversation

Sweden likely has to spend more than 2% on defence, top commander says - Swedish Radio

The war in Ukraine and Sweden's move to join the NATO military alliance will lead to defence spending running higher than the 2% that parliament has decided on, the top commander of the country's armed forces told Swedish Radio on Friday.

Reuters

Ex-NATO chief says Russian army disorganised, using old weapons

Al Jazeera interviews Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO’s chief from 2009 until 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea.

Al Jazeera

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France 24

Scholz urges Putin to withdraw troops for 'diplomatic' end to war

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to seek a diplomatic solution to end the war in Ukraine, including troop withdrawals, Berlin said following a telephone call between the two leaders. Earlier on Friday Russia rejected US President Joe Biden's terms for talks between Russia and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Finnish PM: Ukraine War Shows Europe 'Not Strong Enough'

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Friday offered a "brutally honest" assessment of Europe's capabilities in the wake of Russia's war on Ukraine, stating bluntly that "we're not strong enough" to stand up to Moscow alone. Visiting Australia, the leader of the pending NATO member said Vladimir Putin's invasion and…

The Guardian - AU

Finland PM Sanna Marin says Europe is ‘not strong enough’ without the US

Speaking in Sydney, Marin says Europe needs to build its own defence capabilities and says Finland is preparing for cyber-attacks from Russia

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow demands west recognises annexations before peace talks – as it happened

Moscow says west’s refusal to recognise illegally annexed regions is a barrier to peace talks

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The Independent UK

Finnish PM warns Russian win would empower aggressors

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin has warned an Australian audience that a Russian victory over Ukraine would empower other aggressors

The Independent UK

Biden Macron news: President and Jill Biden host administration’s first state dinner with French guests

US President Joe Biden welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron for his first state visit

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 282 of the invasion

Joe Biden says he is prepared to speak to Vladimir Putin if the Russian president is willing to end the war; Ukraine estimates its armed forces have lost up to 13,000 soldiers so far

ABC News

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin says 'we don't want to ever again see war on Finnish soil by Russia'

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin says the nation feels great sympathy for Ukraine because her people know what it's like to be at war with Russia.

Evening Standard

Russian Foreign Minister defends relentless bombardment of Ukraine’s infrastructure

Sergei Lavrov said Russian forces were trying to “knock out” Western aid

Reuters

Biden says he has no plans to contact Putin, prepared to talk about ending Ukraine war

U.S. President Joe Biden said he has no immediate plans to contact Vladimir Putin but is prepared to speak with the Russian president if he shows an interest in ending the war in Ukraine, and only in consultation with NATO allies.

The Independent UK

Biden willing to discuss end to Ukraine war with Putin but says Russian victory is ‘beyond comprehension’

Mr Biden says the United States and France stand ‘as strong as ever against Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine’

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