Nederlandse miljardensteun voor drones blijkt van doorslaggevend belang aan het front in Oekraïne - NRC
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Ukraine built 90% of its newly authorized weapons itself. Year ago, it was 70% - @…
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/06/16/ukraine-built-90-of-its-newly-authorized-weapons-itself-year-ago-it-was-70/
Ukraine's energy revolution is being powered by women leaders and local communities. Through initiatives like 100 Solar Schools and 50 Solar Hospitals, the country is building resilience with decentralized renewable systems—solar panels and batteries that keep critical infrastructure running even during conflict. This shift toward energy independence shows how sustainable power can be a security strategy.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has argued for Ukraine to be allowed to join Nato at its annual summit
– saying it would be wrong to exclude a country that had built up strong defences in its long struggle against the Russian invasion.
The Ukrainian president said his country had developed almost all the weapons it needed,
and now only required European help in developing an alternative to the US Patriots to protect against ballistic missile attack.
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' “Every time we create fragmentation, we may feel good in the moment, but we are creating the delays of tomorrow. Every time we pander to nationalism, in France or elsewhere, we misunderstand our own history. Patriotism, yes; nationalism, never,” Macron said in his annual address to the French armed forces on the eve of Bastille Day'
‘Coalition of the willing’ to build shared European anti-ballistic programme
' “Every time we create fragmentation, we may feel good in the moment, but we are creating the delays of tomorrow. Every time we pander to nationalism, in France or elsewhere, we misunderstand our own history. Patriotism, yes; nationalism, never,” Macron said in his annual address to the French armed forces on the eve of Bastille Day'
‘Coalition of the willing’ to build shared European anti-ballistic programme