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MediaFaro Analysis<p>Giorgia Meloni’s government is still supporting Ukraine and backing NATO. Italy’s aerospace and defence sectors help explain why.</p><p>Both Meloni’s government and the opposition have put forward complicated if not unrealistic proposals for the war in Ukraine, such as a UN peacekeeping mission after a ceasefire, and repeatedly reaffirmed their commitment to NATO.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250324-giorgia-melonis-government-is-still-supporting-ukraine-and-backing-nato-italys-aerospace-and-defence-sectors-help-explain-why?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/20250324</span><span class="invisible">-giorgia-melonis-government-is-still-supporting-ukraine-and-backing-nato-italys-aerospace-and-defence-sectors-help-explain-why?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Meloni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meloni</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Aerospace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aerospace</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/Nato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nato</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Industry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a></p>
David Grayless<p>Rudolph Leopold "Pot Pie" Poeschek (born September 29, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalHockeyLeague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalHockeyLeague</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NHL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHL</span></a>) with the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewYorkRangers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkRangers</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WinnipegJets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WinnipegJets</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TampaBayLightning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TampaBayLightning</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StLouisBlues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StLouisBlues</span></a>. He played <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a>, shot right-handed, and was known for his toughness.</p>
David Hollingworth<p>My latest for Defence Connect on the whole Signal debacle, which makes me mad in ways I actually struggled to articulate.</p><p>(I am also unreasonably proud of that terrible photoshop)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</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/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/signalgate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signalgate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/geopolitics-and-policy/15785-pete-hegseth-the-signal-disaster-and-the-unbearable-stupidity-of-the-trump-administration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">defenceconnect.com.au/geopolit</span><span class="invisible">ics-and-policy/15785-pete-hegseth-the-signal-disaster-and-the-unbearable-stupidity-of-the-trump-administration</span></a></p>
Karthikeyan A K<p><a href="https://yu7.in/dCiM8v" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">yu7.in/dCiM8v</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Why a nation needs good engineers? Denying it for one's convenience and profit will only result in disintegration &amp; possible annihilation.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STEM</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Engineering</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a></p>
Euractiv<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a> industry invited to weigh in on simplification package: European industries have long criticised the bloc’s rules around access to finance and green regulations. <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence/news/defence-industry-invited-to-weigh-in-on-simplification-package/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=dlvr.it" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/defence/n</span><span class="invisible">ews/defence-industry-invited-to-weigh-in-on-simplification-package/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=dlvr.it</span></a></p>
defense_news<p>4 US soldiers missing from training area in Lithuania</p><p>Four U.S. soldiers are missing in Lithuania and were participating in tactical training "at the time of the incident," the Army said.<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/news/your-military/2025/03/26/4-us-soldiers-missing-from-training-area-in-lithuania/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">defensenews.com/news/your-mili</span><span class="invisible">tary/2025/03/26/4-us-soldiers-missing-from-training-area-in-lithuania/</span></a></p>
Andy<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/johnratcliffe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>johnratcliffe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/leak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Nationalsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nationalsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scandal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scandal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/journalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Goldberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Goldberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/jeffreygoldberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffreygoldberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <br>I find this so shocking to watch. John Ratcliffe (the head of the CIA) responding to the Signal fiasco, and acting like a kid in complete denial after he’s been caught with his hand in the cookie jar.<br>Is CIA an acronym for Completely Incompetent A**hole?</p>
Andy<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/unitedstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unitedstates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/securityscandal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>securityscandal</span></a> <br>I’m no longer on it, but just wondered if anyone’s checked Facebook for any American military plans.<br>Just saying.</p>
Andy<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UnitedStatesofAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesofAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Nationalsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nationalsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Yemen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yemen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/houthi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>houthi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HouthiRebels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HouthiRebels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatsapp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/journalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/groupchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groupchat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/jdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jdvance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vance</span></a><br>Anyone stupid enough to use a messaging app to discuss defence secrets should be sacked immediately. Taking into account his level of incompetence, calling Hegseth “pathetic” would be a compliment. America would be better off if the Marx Brothers were in charge…</p>
Estelle Platini<p>Rearmament is an opportunity for capital to obtain reductions in welfare and public services, at the cost of lower profitability.</p><p>Chatham House: “Politicians will have to brace themselves to reclaim money through cuts to sickness benefits, pensions and healthcare.”</p><p>Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves, who has been steadily cutting spending on child credits, winter payments for the aged and disability benefits, announced that the remit of the Labour government’s new National Wealth Fund would be changed to let it invest in defence.</p><p>More military spending spurs growth but can damage the ‘health’ of the capitalist accumulation process: <a href="https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2025/03/22/from-welfare-to-warfare-military-keynesianism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thenextrecession.wordpress.com</span><span class="invisible">/2025/03/22/from-welfare-to-warfare-military-keynesianism/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>growth</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/greyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greyTransition</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RearmEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RearmEurope</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RearmEuropePlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RearmEuropePlan</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/rearmament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rearmament</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industry</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/weapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weapons</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/armsIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>armsIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/LoomingDefeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomingDefeat</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/defeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defeat</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/EuropeanCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanCommission</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/VonDerLeyen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VonDerLeyen</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/UvDL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UvDL</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/EuropeUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeUkraine</span></a> 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noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stateViolence</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/publicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicServices</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a></p>
J.P.<p>We need to keep the pressure high so our next gov't doesn't cave! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CancelTheF35" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancelTheF35</span></a></p><p>Will Canada Cancel Its Order for American F-35 Fighter Jets? (VIDEO) <a href="https://youtu.be/la0tKqpcCTk?si=0X0NO_2QVDWJwAhK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/la0tKqpcCTk?si=0X0NO_</span><span class="invisible">2QVDWJwAhK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polcan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polcan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RCAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RCAF</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/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a></p>
Euractiv<p>Parliament pitches €21 billion for EU and Ukraine <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> industry boost programme: That is a much higher budget compared to the Commision's €1.5 bilion proposal. <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence/news/parliament-pitches-e21-billion-for-eu-and-ukraine-defence-industry-boost-programme/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=dlvr.it" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/defence/n</span><span class="invisible">ews/parliament-pitches-e21-billion-for-eu-and-ukraine-defence-industry-boost-programme/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=dlvr.it</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Nato’s problems go deeper than US withdrawal <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/855366/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/855366/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CharlesDeGaulle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharlesDeGaulle</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/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</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/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</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/NonClassifiu00e9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonClassifiu00e9</span></a>(e) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/optional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>optional</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Switzerland steps up defence cooperation with NATO <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/853453/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/853453/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BeatSwissPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeatSwissPolitics</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/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LatestNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatestNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MilitaryEquipment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryEquipment</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/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a>(general)</p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>Italy’s Starlink talks are at ‘standstill’ amid Musk outrage.</p><p>Discussions between Italy's far-right government and Elon Musk's Space X over a secure communications system for defence and diplomatic purposes have been suspended, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said.</p><p>Italian opposition parties fiercely criticised a potential secure communications deal between Starlink and Prime Minister Meloni’s hard-right government.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250322-italys-starlink-talks-are-at-standstill-amid-musk-outrage?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/20250322</span><span class="invisible">-italys-starlink-talks-are-at-standstill-amid-musk-outrage?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>The UK is to host further military planning sessions on Ukraine.</p><p>Europe must “step up” to meet the challenge of a “different chapter of history,” Keir Starmer told allies — as he announced three more days of military planning in London to be held next week.</p><p>Representatives from what the UK prime minister has badged a “coalition of the willing” will meet again at Northwood HQ.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250321-the-uk-is-to-host-further-military-planning-sessions-on-ukraine?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/20250321</span><span class="invisible">-the-uk-is-to-host-further-military-planning-sessions-on-ukraine?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Military</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/WarInUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarInUkraine</span></a></p>
KB<p>“What the moment calls for is great boldness. It means Keir Starmer having the courage to tell the country that everything has changed and that we will have to change, too. Yes, that will involve painful sacrifices to pay for rearmament, and the breaking of political taboos, including listening to the majority of Britons who tell pollsters it’s time we rejoined the EU.”</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/21/donald-trump-usa-europe-britain-opening-keir-starmer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/mar/21/donald-trump-usa-europe-britain-opening-keir-starmer</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>Germany clears €3 billion military aid for Ukraine.</p><p>Germany's budget committee approved yesterday another €3 billion in military aid for Ukraine after chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz pushed through reforms to ramp up investment in defence.</p><p>The Finance Ministry also plans to authorise commitments of €8.2 billion for the years 2026 to 2029, bringing the total to more than €11 billion.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250322-germany-clears-3-billion-military-aid-for-ukraine?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/20250322</span><span class="invisible">-germany-clears-3-billion-military-aid-for-ukraine?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/WarInUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarInUkraine</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/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/FriedrichMerz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FriedrichMerz</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Analysis<p>Sabotage on the seabed: How can Europe protect itself?</p><p>Several recent submarine data-cable breaks in the Baltic Sea have exposed the vulnerability of critical underwater infrastructure. Russia is suspected of having been involved in the damage.</p><p>Europe is ill-prepared for such attacks in the future.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250321-sabotage-on-the-seabed-how-can-europe-protect-itself?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/20250321</span><span class="invisible">-sabotage-on-the-seabed-how-can-europe-protect-itself?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sabotage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seabed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Undersea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Undersea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Submarine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Submarine</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/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/SubmarineCables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubmarineCables</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>Germany's upper house clears historic defence spending bill.</p><p>Germany's upper house has voted in favour of a landmark bill that plans to unlock hundreds of billions of euros for defence and infrastructure projects.</p><p>The package, which will allow for a large increase in military expenditure, passed through the Bundesrat despite objections from several smaller parties.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250321-germanys-upper-house-clears-historic-defence-spending-bill?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/20250321</span><span class="invisible">-germanys-upper-house-clears-historic-defence-spending-bill?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</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/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a></p>