10/15/2025October 15, 2025
NATO seeks to bolster defense capability as Russia seems to test alliance’s strength
defense ministers are meeting in Brussels amid fears that Russia is probing the alliance’s reactions with a number of
Among other things, the ministers are expected to discuss establishing a project NATO chief Mark Rutte said was being worked on jointly with the EU.
Europe has seen a recent spate of mysterious drone flights that have disrupted airports and flown
NATO is currently looking at incorporating low-cost technologies, such as those used by Ukraine, into its anti-drone defenses.
Current anti-drone systems rely largely on expensive missiles and aircraft.
The ministers are also to look at shoring up support for Ukraine against , with a study released on Tuesday showing a major drop in Western military aid to Kyiv in recent months.
The study by Germany’s Kiel Institute showed such support dropping by 43% iin July and August compared to the first half of the year, even after Kyiv’s European allies began purchasing US arms for Ukraine under a US scheme known as the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL).
Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have all bought weapons under the scheme, but Italy and Spain, among others, have sent very little. France does not intend to take part in the arrangement.
Spain’s defense minister, Margarita Robles Fernandez, is also likely to come under pressure from her US counterpart, Pete Hegseth, over Madrid’s failure to meet
This failure already drew criticism last week from US President who threatened to throw Spain out of NATO if it did not comply.
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