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Senior defense correspondent, POLITICO, previously Reuters and Newsweek. Opinions are mine.
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Ukraine’s scramble to secure critical air defenses stalls
BRUSSELS — Ukraine is racing to protect its skies from Russian missiles, but it’s running out of options — and money — to source new interceptors. Kyiv has launched a fresh campaign asking Western partners for air defense equipment and cash amid growing fears that Moscow will dramatically ramp up its missile attacks this winter. But a series of meetings this week — from an informal gathering of EU defense ministers to a special meeting of NATO ambassadors — all came up empty.
France, Germany back call for faster, more efficient EU decisions in foreign and security policy
Paris and Berlin have thrown their weight behind a call to make EU decision-making on foreign policy and security more efficient, according to a letter seen by POLITICO. In the letter, addressed to High Representative Kaja Kallas and signed by 11 EU states including France and Germany, the signatories spell out five ways to boost the speed and efficiency of decision-making in common foreign and security policy (CFSP), including potentially increasing the use of qualified majority voting.
Von der Leyen set to deliver major speech on Europe’s space policy
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver a major speech dedicated solely to space at the International Space Summit in Paris on Sept. 10, two officials working on preparations for the event told POLITICO. The address comes as the Commission prepares to unveil its European Space Shield, an action plan aimed at protecting the bloc's satellites and other space assets in what officials increasingly describe as an increasingly hostile security environment.
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