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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 1d

It's Monday. There's a political crisis in France. We've got a live blog going if — like us — you're wondering WTF just happened.

www.politico.eu/article/fran...

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns — live updates

France’s fifth government in three years resigns just 12 hours after being appointed.

www.politico.eu

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 2d

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled key members of his new government today, ending weeks of uncertainty following his appointment last month.

New French PM Lecornu unveils government

Lecornu faces the arduous task of negotiating a slimmed-down budget after his predecessor was toppled in a no-confidence vote last month.

www.politico.eu

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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 2d

France’s new armed forces minister is France’s old economy minister, namely Bruno Le Maire

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Jason Davidson @profjwdavidson.bsky.social · 4d

Turns out, some EU members are more directly threatened by Russia than others and their different threat perceptions affects their openness to common spending on counter drone measures.

www.politico.eu/article/ursu...

Von der Leyen’s ‘drone wall’ plan crashes into EU reality

Europe’s latest defense debate is splitting countries demanding immediate protection from Russia and those further from the threat.

www.politico.eu

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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 6d

Emmanuel Macron is currently working on "updating" France's nuclear doctrine and will make a speech about it in early 2026.
www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...

Entretien du Président Emmanuel Macron dans le Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Dans un entretien exclusif avec la Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, le Président de la République française avoue: « Nous avons sous-estimé la Russie. » Il annonce un discours sur la doctrine nucléaire...

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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 6d

East-West divide on EU's drone wall
The project is backed by frontline nations including Baltic states and Poland, but criticized by France, Germany and Italy.
www.politico.eu/article/fran...

Macron doesn’t love the EU’s drone wall idea

The debate highlights a divide between frontline EU countries and those further from the Russian and Ukrainian borders.

www.politico.eu

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 7d

The European Commission yesterday proposed four key defense projects — including a drone wall to block Russian aerial aggression.

EU Commission pushes 4 defense projects to guard against Putin

It’s part of an effort to toughen up defenses against Russian incursions.

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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 8d

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius expressed skepticism about the concept of a “drone wall” to protect eastern countries against Russian aerial incursions — a project currently being pushed hard by the European Commission.

www.politico.eu/article/germ...

Germany’s Pistorius pours cold water on drone wall concept

Repeated Russian incursions are increasing pressure on the EU and NATO to respond.

www.politico.eu

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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 8d

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius pours cold water on the drone wall at the
@warsawforum.bsky.social: "We won't have a drone wall in 3 or 4 years."

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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 8d

Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur says at the @warsawforum.bsky.social that Estonia "had to unclassify some of the radar information to show that Russia is lying" about violating the country's airspace.

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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 9d

I am at the @warsawforum.bsky.social with @jancienski.bsky.social — come say hi if you’re around!

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 11d

The European Commission will work on technical and financial details to build a drone wall to protect Europe against Russia, after a series of airspace violations by Moscow's warplanes and unmanned aerial vehicles.

EU moves forward with drone wall

The European Commission still has to define the scheme’s technical and financial details.

www.politico.eu

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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 13d

FCAS latest — France is now also floating a plan B in case talks with Germany fail on the next generation fighter jet: Build the warplane alone www.politico.eu/article/fran...

France ready to make next-gen fighter jet alone if talks with Germany fail

“If the needs are divergent [between France, Germany and Spain], we must say so,” a French official told reporters.

www.politico.eu

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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 14d

What are NATO’s rules of engagement? How can they be changed? Why didnt NATO shot down the Russian warplanes last week? Read our explainer, with @victorjack.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/nato...

Finger on the trigger: How NATO is responding to Russia’s airspace violations

NATO is a defensive alliance, which makes it very cautious about responding with force to Russia’s provocations.

www.politico.eu

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Oana Lungescu @oanalungescu.bsky.social · 14d

How is NATO balancing deterrence and defense in responding to Russia’s repeated airspace violations? Read this @politico.eu article by @laukaya.bsky.social with my take ✈️

@rusi.bsky.social

www.politico.eu/article/nato...

Finger on the trigger: How NATO is responding to Russia’s airspace violations

NATO is a defensive alliance, which makes it very cautious about responding with force to Russia’s provocations.

www.politico.eu

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 14d

Donald Trump caught officials off guard with his most pro-Ukraine statement to date — a bold assertion that Kyiv can not only win its war against Russia, but also take back every inch of territory it’s lost.

Trump’s apparent U-turn on Ukraine cheers Europeans amid deeper skepticism about US policy

Elation over Trump’s pro-Ukraine post vied with doubts that he will ever follow through with tougher action against Russia.

www.politico.eu

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 14d

Russia's repeated violations of NATO airspace in the past few weeks are raising a difficult question for the alliance: Whether to respond by shooting down Russian aircraft.

Finger on the trigger: How NATO is responding to Russia’s airspace violations

NATO is a defensive alliance, which makes it very cautious about responding with force to Russia’s provocations.

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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 14d

🇫🇷 Amid tensions with Berlin, Dassault CEO Éric Trappier insisted that his company can manufacture a futuristic warplane alone.
🇩🇪 Thomas Pretzl, head of the workers' council at Airbus Defence and Space, said Germany also has the capability to develop the new fighter on its own or with other partners

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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 14d

Pouring fuel to the FCAS fire anyone?
www.politico.eu/article/dass...

French and German defense giants scrap over building next-gen fighter jet

The main contractors in France and Germany are at loggerheads over who does what regarding the FCAS fighter.

www.politico.eu

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 18d

🚨 BREAKING: Three Russian fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace today in a serious escalation on NATO’s eastern border.

Read the developing story: ow.ly/rBwh50WZpov

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 24d

Russia has significantly escalated strikes on Ukraine since President Trump took office, data shows, defying his call for peace by increasing the range of buildings hit, including civilian ones.

These Charts Show How Putin Is Defying Trump by Escalating Airstrikes on Ukraine

Russia has significantly stepped up its drone and missile strikes this year.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 25d

The German military is pressing for a dramatic expansion of its ranks by 2029 and beyond as it looks to become Europe's dominant army, according to a classified memo obtained by POLITICO.

German military seeks massive troop boost to meet NATO goals

The memo by a top commander calls for more than doubling the size of the German military over the next decade.

www.politico.eu

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 26d

Denmark has chosen the Franco-Italian SAMP/T air defense system over US Patriots, in a massive win for Paris and a blow to Donald Trump.

Denmark chooses Franco-Italian air defense system over US Patriots

The decision comes after Donald Trump threatened to annex Greenland.

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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 26d

NATO isn’t ready yet for Russia’s drones.
More than three years after the war in Ukraine started, allies don’t have cost-effective counter-measures to deal with cheap Russian attacks. www.politico.eu/article/russ...

NATO isn’t ready for Russia’s drones

Allies don’t have cost-effective counter-measures to deal with cheap Russian attacks.

www.politico.eu

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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 26d

Denmark has chosen the Franco-Italian SAMP/T air defense system over the US Patriot. Massive win for Paris and first clear consequence of Trump's European policy on arms sales.
www.fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2...

Forsvarsforligskredsen enige om historisk investering i jordbaserede luft- og missilforsvarssystemer

Partierne bag forsvarsforliget har truffet beslutning om at anskaffe yderligere jordbaserede luftforsvarssystemer. Der anskaffes samlet set otte systemer med enten lang eller mellemlang rækkevidde. De...

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