EU and Canada deepen defense partnership
Brussels and Ottawa have taken an important step toward strengthening transatlantic defense ties. On November 27, 2025, on the sidelines of the NATO-EU summit in Brussels, an agreement was signed on Canada’s participation in the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) program and a number of related projects, as well as an…
The US is conducting its largest troop buildup in the Caribbean in the last decade
In the final months of 2025, the Caribbean basin became the scene of an unprecedented military buildup by the United States. According to various sources, including Reuters and The New York Times, the number of American troops in the region reached 15,000, including sailors, marines, and air personnel. This is…
Protests against the draft budget in Bulgaria have escalated into riots
In recent days, Bulgaria has been swept by a wave of mass protests that began as peaceful demonstrations against a controversial draft state budget for 2026 but quickly escalated into clashes with police and acts of vandalism. Thousands of citizens took to the streets of Sofia and other major cities,…
Russia is likely to reject any version of the US peace plan for Ukraine, – ISW
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a leading American think tank specialising in monitoring military conflicts, emphasises in its latest reports that Russia is likely to reject any version of the US-proposed plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. According to ISW experts, the Kremlin views these initiatives…
Europe demands Trump not pardon Putin for war crimes in Ukraine
During diplomatic efforts to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, European leaders have issued an ultimatum to US President Donald Trump: any peace agreement must not include amnesty for Vladimir Putin and his associates for war crimes committed in Ukraine. This statement, made by European Commissioner for Justice and Democracy Michael McGrath,…





