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G. Nauseda at the Paris Defense Strategy Forum (photo: Lithuanian presidency)
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[Verbatim] Let's not be afraid of Putin. Let us strengthen our support for Ukraine and our defense (G. Nauseda)

(B2) Speaking before the Paris Defense Strategic Forum on Wednesday (March 13), Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda called for more cooperation between Europeans to provide more to Ukraine and more quickly. THE

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Ukrainian President V. Zelensky on board a Danish F-16 plane during his visit to Denmark on August 20, 2023 (Photo: President of Ukraine / Archives B2)
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[Memo Sheet] The coalitions of military support for Ukraine (v2)

(B2) Ten capabilities coalitions, formed or in the process of being formed, bring together various partner states within the framework of the contact group for military assistance to Ukraine, under the aegis of the United States. Objective: to provide support

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The question of differentiating purchases abroad from clearances remains crucial (© US Army - 155 mm shell for a HowitzerM777A2 during the operation in Iraq)
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[Confidential] Support for Ukraine. Discussions on the European Peace Facility continue… Painfully

(B2) The meeting of the ambassadors of the Twenty-seven on Wednesday (February 28) made it possible to make progress on the assistance fund for Ukraine. At least on understanding the different problems. Talking about agreement is premature. The search for

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The summit meeting at Élysée on support for Ukraine (Photo: Elysée)
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[Verbatim] Faced with Russian hardening, Europeans willing to accelerate the movement (Paris summit) (v2)

(B2) Gathered at the Élysée at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday (February 26), around twenty European leaders pledged to provide more support to Ukraine to make Russia lose. With a few points of consensus. Some

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In 2006, Vladimir Putin signed the GRU's guestbook during a visit to its new headquarters. (Kremlin)
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[News] Russian military intelligence is reorganizing in Europe and Africa (study)

(B2) This is a particularly precise study that the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies (RUSI) has just published. The British think tank details the ongoing reform of Russian military intelligence,

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Olaf Scholz receiving V. Zelensky at the Chancellery in Berlin on February 16 (Photo: Bundeskanzler)
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[Confidential] Why is German Chancellor Olaf Scholz blocking any reform of the European Peace Facility?

(B2 – exclusive) Berlin is today the main obstacle to the establishment of an assistance fund for Ukraine. Beyond the agreed words of support for kyiv, to the end, and of European solidarity, the reality

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Thierry Breton at the headquarters of the Atlantic Alliance with Jens Stoltenberg and M. Geoana (Photo: NATO)
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[Verbatim] The European munitions industry is in battle order: two million shells produced by 2025 (Thierry Breton)

(B2) Commissioner for the Internal Market and Defense Thierry Breton was at the North Atlantic Council on Wednesday (February 14) to detail the European strategy on the defense industry. A way to remember

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EP Plenary session - Formal sitting- Address by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, exiled Belarusian opposition leader
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[News] Don’t forget Belarus…Iran and Nigeria. The useful reminder from Parliament

(B2) From state terrorism to terrorism by armed groups, three emergency situations in Belarus, Iran and Nigeria, denounced by the European Parliament during the plenary in Strasbourg on Thursday (February 8). New repression

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Josep Borrell in kyiv with President Zelensky to ensure that the commitment to militarily support Ukraine will be kept (Photo: UKR Presidency)
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[Investigation] Ukraine Assistance Fund. What blocks, what passes, possible compromises. Key elements of the current discussion

(B2 – exclusive) Little by little, the European Peace Facility is changing its nature. From an instrument intended to provide equipment and services to emerging armies, it becomes a major tool for supplying the army

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The ministers were able to celebrate 50 years of their informal meetings in their own way, around a cake (Photo: Belgian Presidency of the EU)
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[Verbatim] Engage with Africa and dialogue with Turkey. What to remember from the Brussels Gymnich (February 3, 2024)

(B2) EU foreign ministers gathered for another informal meeting on Saturday (February 3) at the Egmont Palace in Brussels. Around three key questions: what position to take on the conflict

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