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João Costa 💚🇵🇹🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦<p>After 11 years of war against Ukraine, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putin</span></a> acknowledged economic struggle and said <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> will &gt;reduce&lt; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> spending.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> members are increasing it.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> gets stronger by the day, and its attacks into russia are deeper and more lethal than ever.</p><p>The war criminal and his orcland federation will crack.</p><p>KEEP PUSHING!!! 👊</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanctions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UkraineWillWin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkraineWillWin</span></a> 🇺🇦 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SlavaUkraini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SlavaUkraini</span></a> 🫡 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peace</span></a> 🕊️</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2198133/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2198133/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Everyone, including Spain, should reach 5% defence spending, Estonia’s prime minister tells Euronews <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Eesti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eesti</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>estonia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MarkRutte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkRutte</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nato</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Uudised" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uudised</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2198129/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2198129/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Lithuania may need to borrow up to EUR 2bn for defence next year – Conservative leader <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LaurynasKas%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaurynasKasčiūnas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Lietuva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lietuva</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lithuania</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/naujienos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naujienos</span></a></p>
JuneSim63<p>"The RAF’s Voyager aircraft are effectively being provided under the Private Finance Initiative. Exactly how much money the hedge fund managers and this string of companies are taking out of the defence budget is hard to know"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PalestineAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalestineAction</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAF</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HedgeFunds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HedgeFunds</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a></p><p>Dystopia UK: Genocidal RAF Squadron Targeted by Palestine Action is Owned by a Hedge Fund - Craig Murray<br><a href="https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/06/dystopia-uk-genocidal-raf-squadron-targeted-by-palestine-action-is-owned-by-a-hedge-fund-and-leased-by-the-raf/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">craigmurray.org.uk/archives/20</span><span class="invisible">25/06/dystopia-uk-genocidal-raf-squadron-targeted-by-palestine-action-is-owned-by-a-hedge-fund-and-leased-by-the-raf/</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2194610/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2194610/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Why has Spain rejected Nato’s 5% defence spending target? – Firstpost <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/5PercentGDPDefenceTarget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>5PercentGDPDefenceTarget</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DefenceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefenceNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EUUSTradeTensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EUUSTradeTensions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NATO2025Summit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO2025Summit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NATOBurdenSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATOBurdenSharing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NatoDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatoDefence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NatoDefenceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatoDefenceNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NATODefenceSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATODefenceSpending</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NATOInfrastructureSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATOInfrastructureSpending</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NATOSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATOSummit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PedroS%C3%A1nchezMilitaryBudget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PedroSánchezMilitaryBudget</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SpainNATORefusal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpainNATORefusal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpNATOSummitRemarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpNATOSummitRemarks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpSpainTradeRetaliation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSpainTradeRetaliation</span></a></p>
Rab Bruce’s Spider<p>Some astonishing claims by Craig Murray in this tale of bizarre ownership trail of RAF aircraft. Is this where increased defence spending will go? To make hedge fund managers richer?<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a> <br>Dystopia UK: Genocidal RAF Squadron Targeted by Palestine Action is Owned by a Hedge Fund <a href="https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/06/dystopia-uk-genocidal-raf-squadron-targeted-by-palestine-action-is-owned-by-a-hedge-fund-and-leased-by-the-raf/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">craigmurray.org.uk/archives/20</span><span class="invisible">25/06/dystopia-uk-genocidal-raf-squadron-targeted-by-palestine-action-is-owned-by-a-hedge-fund-and-leased-by-the-raf/</span></a></p>
Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺<p>FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Michael Benhamou, Founder and Executive Director of OPEWI, Europe's War Institute, about the 5% defence spending target agreed by NATO countries at the latest summit. He says that the 5% figure was picked 'as a negotiating tactic' and that European taxpayers would want to see a return in the form of job creation and defence industry development on European soil.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htCTNSd-N2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=htCTNSd-N2s</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
João Costa 💚🇵🇹🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦<p>🇵🇱 FM Sikorski:</p><p>"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> has woken a giant. We are now going to spend real money on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a>. We have €1.5 billion in grants from EDIP. We have €150 billion in loans. Countries will now be able to spend beyond deficit limits on defence. This will be hundreds of billions. Money is not going to be a constraint. Within a few years, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> will find that it will be very difficult for them to match our spending, which is exactly what happened to the Soviet Union in the 1980s"</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/xc-ox3ZmXXM?si=4nEYdq_-H_VzW29N&amp;t=705" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/xc-ox3ZmXXM?si=4nEYdq</span><span class="invisible">_-H_VzW29N&amp;t=705</span></a></p>
Akshay<p>Von der Leyen to Zelenskyy:</p><p>“We have just discussed how crucial it is for Europe to invest in Ukraine's extraordinarily agile and innovative defence industry. </p><p>So we have designed a funding programme of EUR 150 billion – called SAFE – through which Member States, Ukraine, and other partners can access loans to invest directly in Ukraine's defence sector.”</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EUDefence</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_1609" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ec.europa.eu/commission/pressc</span><span class="invisible">orner/detail/en/statement_25_1609</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>Leaders gather in The Hague as Nato chief Rutte says higher spending is a top priority.</p><p>Nato leaders are set to commit to a big hike in defence spending and the Secretary General has said there is no alternative.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250624-leaders-gather-in-the-hague-as-nato-chief-rutte-says-higher-spending-is-a-top-priority?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250624</span><span class="invisible">-leaders-gather-in-the-hague-as-nato-chief-rutte-says-higher-spending-is-a-top-priority?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/TheHague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheHague</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/NATOSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATOSummit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/MarkRutte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkRutte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Rutte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rutte</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2192044/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2192044/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Trump casts doubt on defence pact — follow live <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/casts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>casts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/doubt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doubt</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/follow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>follow</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>live</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nato</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ON</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PACT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PACT</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/summit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>summit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2191800/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2191800/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> bne IntelliNews – Slovak President Pellegrini backs postponement of new Nato spending target to 2035 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/bne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bne</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nato</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/populism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>populism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/slovakia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slovakia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SlovakPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SlovakPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Slovensko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slovensko</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spending</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Spr%C3%A1vy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Správy</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>So much for military Keynesianism....</p><p>Th first big procurement announced by the UK Govt. since upping the projected defence budget is to buy US (nuclear weapon capable) fighter planes.</p><p>There's our tax money disappearing out of the country right there... </p><p>As I've said before, if you're justifying your defence expenditure by claiming its going to 'create job', you need to procure weapons built in the UK.... like the Eurofigther Typhon (partly built in Preston).</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <br>h/t FT</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2191706/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2191706/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Donald Trump presidency: Follow live updates. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/dc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dc</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/horizontal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horizontal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/summit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>summit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheWhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWhiteHouse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washington</span></a></p>
defense_news<p>After years-long delay, missile tracking radar test declared a success</p><p>A successful test of the Long-Range Discrimination Radar will inform an operational decision originally planned for 2023.<br><a href="https://bots.defencegeeks.net/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://bots.defencegeeks.net/tags/miltodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>miltodon</span></a> <a href="https://bots.defencegeeks.net/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <a href="https://bots.defencegeeks.net/tags/defense_news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense_news</span></a><br><a href="https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2025/06/24/after-years-long-delay-missile-tracking-radar-test-declared-a-success/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">defensenews.com/pentagon/2025/</span><span class="invisible">06/24/after-years-long-delay-missile-tracking-radar-test-declared-a-success/</span></a></p>
Center of the Universe<p>Taking a survey for Spotify for artists 👺💀🪖 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spotify</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doublestandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doublestandards</span></a></p>
Global News National<p>Canada signs new partnership with Europe to deepen security, trade ties<br>The agreement commits Canada and Europe to collaboration on defence and is a step toward Canada participating in the continent's massive new defence procurement program.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/World" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>World</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11254883/canada-europe-carney-partnership-defence-trade/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11254883/ca</span><span class="invisible">nada-europe-carney-partnership-defence-trade/</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>Canada signs a defence pact with the EU.</p><p>Scrambling to reduce its dependence on the US, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday signed a security and defence partnership with the EU.</p><p>The aim is to shift Canada's defence and security relationship away from the US in the wake of Trump's threats to annex America's northern neighbour.</p><p>The partnership will help both Ottawa and Brussels to deliver NATO’s new capability requirements.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250623-canada-signs-a-defence-pact-with-the-eu?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250623</span><span class="invisible">-canada-signs-a-defence-pact-with-the-eu?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2188573/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2188573/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ‘Pragmatism’ in focus as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung skips NATO summit <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a>&amp;Security <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nato</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheKoreaHerald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheKoreaHerald</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a></p>
John :au: :60: :05: :12: :GP:<p><a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> sign <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> pact amid strained <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> relations &amp; <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/globalinstability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalinstability</span></a>. </p><p>Amid <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/disrespect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disrespect</span></a> of old <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allies</span></a>, EU &amp; Canada vow more support for <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> &amp; joint work on <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/23/canada-eu-defense-trump-us-allies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/jun</span><span class="invisible">/23/canada-eu-defense-trump-us-allies</span></a></p>