The European Commission and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas have presented an updated Arctic strategy titled “Europe’s Northern Neighbourhood: A New Strategy for the Arctic.” This is the first update of the document since 2021. The strategy reflects sharp changes in the region: accelerating...
French presidential candidate accuses Trump of undermining European security over deal with Russia
French MEP and center-left presidential candidate Raphaël Glucksmann sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to ease restrictions on the export of Russian diesel fuel. Speaking on October 13 at a competitiveness summit in Paris, he said the move benefits the Kremlin and weakens Europe’s position. “At the head of...
How corruption and intermediaries devour billions in European aid to Ukraine and the NATO budget
September 2026 brought yet another political scandal in the sphere of European security. Its essence is that as European capitals, under the slogan “we must arm ourselves faster than Russia,” ramp up defence spending, large-scale schemes of abuse, waste and intermediary mark-ups have come to the surface. In early September...
Swedish churches cut ties with Russian Orthodox parish over security fears
Sweden’s Christian Council has frozen the Swedish branch of the Russian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate out of its membership. The board approved the step on 17 September and published it on 1 October. In effect, the council is only putting on record a break that has already held...
UK unveils space strategy to 2035 with more than £7.8bn in funding
The UK government has published a national space strategy for 2027–2035 and an interdepartmental spending plan of more than £7.8 billion through 2030. The document focuses on defence, national security and economic growth. The strategy, released on 8 September, replaces the 2021 National Space Strategy and for the first time...
Lithuania declares 22 Belarusian IT specialists a national security threat
Lithuania’s State Security Department (VSD) said on Monday, September 7, that 22 Belarusian citizens who worked for a technology company in the country had been declared a threat to national security and expelled. According to the agency, its findings on their activities in Lithuania were submitted to the Migration Department....