Even if Russia were a direct threat to French national security, what good would an aircraft carrier do? F rench President ...

Mr. Barnier told the Agence France-Presse news agency that the ... After Russia invaded Ukraine, he substantially increased military spending to deal with the threat. All that spending seemed ...

By Elizabeth Howcroft, Supantha Mukherjee and Michael Kahn PARIS/STOCKHOLM/PRAGUE (Reuters) -As venture capital investors ...

To secure their countries in uncertain times, governments around the globe are set to increase defence budgets to a size that ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday NATO's drive to increase defence spending was no "threat" to Moscow, ahead ...

Much like the EU's 17th package that was adopted on May 20, the new measures include blacklisting more individuals and targeting the Russian shadow fleet. On the latter, the EU has targeted more than ...

But this announcement marks a turning point. This spending review looks to be far more significant than any we have seen for ...

Two problems immediately arise ... True, France is too close to Communist China. True, France has skimped on defense spending for too long, preferring to lecture America with Gaullist arrogance.

April 5, 2025: Global defense spending reached $2.46 trillion in 2024 ... equipment shortages, maintenance issues and generally low readiness level. France was better off, at $41.2 billion, or 1.5 ...

While there is a growing consensus that new military spending ... than from Germany or France — duplicating efforts across the bloc. Europe already has some redundancy problems in defense.

Johansson told BI that Sweden's boost in defense spending to 3.5% of GDP would still take "a couple of years" before it ...