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Europe Has a Seat at the Table Now. It Still Cannot Agree Who Sits In It
Washington told the Europeans on Thursday that they will be in the room for the next round of Ukraine talks. Within hours, the leaders gathered in Dublin had demonstrated why that concession may be worth less than it looks: Estonia wants Costa and Kallas, France and Germany want the E3, and several prime ministers want to go themselves.
Merz Ties the EU's Next Seven-Year Budget to Ukraine, and Picks a Fight With Half the Council
The German chancellor has written to António Costa asking him to put Ukraine's 2027 financing gap on the agenda of an informal summit that was supposed to be about artificial intelligence. His argument: no collective commitment on the €45 billion, no agreement on the 2028-2034 budget. Four member states are already signalling they will not pay.
2,800 Troops, 11 Nations, No Americans: Europe Rehearses the Army It Would Send to Ukraine
Britain and France will lead KOALICJA 26.2 from 9 to 22 November, bringing 2,800 troops from 11 countries to Poland, France and Turkey to test how to move, protect and supply the Multinational Force-Ukraine. US troops will not take part. The drills begin the day before US, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators meet in Abu Dhabi.