Category: Notizie Estero

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a massive boost in defence spending on Sunday that he says will bring the nation’s investments above the key 2% commitment of GDP, as the Ukraine conflict forces Berlin to rethink its foreign policy.

“We are experiencing a new era,” Scholz told lawmakers …

The European Union plans to take the unprecedented step of funding weapons purchases for Ukraine, EU officials said on February 27 as the bloc announced a raft of new sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The EU’s plan to fund weapons purchases will use millions of euros to hel…

The Joint Armament Cooperation Organization (OCCAR), on behalf of the Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) and its German, Spanish and Italian counterparts, has awarded Airbus Defense and Space GmbH a contract for twenty Eurodrone systems, four of which will be operated by the French Air and Spac…

In a major development with regards to the conflict in Ukraine, a top European Union official says that the bloc is now working to facilitate the delivery of fighter jets to the country as it continues to resist a full-on Russian invasion. Additional combat aircraft could be especially valuable fo…

Turkey on Sunday officially recognized Russia’s attacks on Ukraine as a “state of war” and said it was implementing an international treaty giving Ankara the power to limit warships’ passage through the strategic Dardanelles and Bosporus straits, Agence France-Presse reported.

Ankara had called…

VIENNA — In a significant shift, the German government said Saturday it will send weapons and other supplies directly to Ukraine, which is fighting to keep Russia from invading its capital city. Germany is also ready to also support some restrictions of the SWIFT global banking system for Russia, …