Overview

• EU member states this week formally approved a €150 billion military spending plan to modernize defence capabilities across the bloc.
• EU diplomatic chief Kaja Kallas praised the Trump administration’s “tough love” on defence budgets as a catalyst for increased spending.
• Kallas highlighted the need to link European security with the Indo-Pacific by forging partnerships to curb China’s economic and military influence.
• US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth singled out Poland and the Baltic states as “model allies” for stepping up their defence investments.
• EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubiliu warned that Europe must build its own military capacity or risk an “angry divorce” from US security guarantees.