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BERLIN (Reuters) -Europe is capable of sustaining Ukraine's resistance against Russia, even if the United States were to decide to completely halt its military support to Kyiv, the senior military official in charge of coordinating Germany's arms supplies told Reuters.Major General Christian Freuding said NATO's European members plus Canada had already exceeded the estimated $20 billion worth of U.S. military aid provided last year to Kyiv.They accounted for around 60% of the total costs borne by the Western allies, he said."The war against Ukraine is raging on our continent, it is also being waged against the European security order. If...

Treaty Includes Mutual Defense and Industrial Cooperation As reported by Digi24, the pact includes a clause of reciprocal military assistance in the event of armed conflict, as well as expanded collaboration in the defense industry. Tusk described the treaty as “innovative” in terms of security architecture, adding that it lays the foundation for future technical and financial arrangements that could eventually integrate Poland into France’s nuclear deterrence framework. The move follows French proposals to extend the protection of its nuclear arsenal — the only one in the EU — to allies willing to coordinate strategically with Paris. Macron has previously...