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Allies are keen to bolster Ukraine's defence and footing in the war before Donald Trump retakes office in the US in just over a month.

The government collapsed after it failed to gather the support of the far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen for its budget.

The government collapsed after it failed to gather the support of the far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen for its budget.

Andrius Kubilius is expected to draw up a White Paper on European Defence within his first three months in office, including ways to finance what he has described as a "big bang" in military spending.

British and European respondents believe that a stronger relationship would help them weather geopolitical headwinds, a major new poll has found. #EuropeNews

The 32 NATO allies are currently in discussion to increase the defence spending benchmark from the current 2% of GDP. #EuropeNews

The enlargement conclusions validated by ministers come a day before leaders of the Western Balkans and the European Union meet in Brussels. #EuropeNews

EU leaders want to ramp up defence production and capacity but have so far been unable to agree on how to finance it. #EuropeNews

The Ukrainian President warned that his brigades are unequipped to face Russia and that only continued US and European unity will enable Kyiv to prevail. #EuropeNews