Before departing for Germany on Thursday evening, Rubio used reassuring words as he described Europe as important for Americans. We're very tightly linked together with Europe, he told reporters. But he also made clear it wouldn't be business as usual, saying: We live in a new era in geopolitics, and it's going to require all of us to reexamine what that looks like.
A drone maker that's been arming Ukraine and designing systems to protect NATO says it's learned what the alliance, especially allies sharing a border with Russia, will need to fight - and win - a war. Drone maker Origin Robotics, which is based in Latvia, one of NATO's smaller eastern edge allies bordering Russia and Belarus, is among those considered most at risk of a potential Russian attack.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by improving the security of a NATO Ally that is a force for political and economic stability in Europe, the DSCA said in a statement. The proposed sale will improve Poland's capability to meet current and future threats by upgrading its existing legacy Command Launch Units and increasing its defence inventory, thereby reinforcing its capability to protect Polish sovereign territory and improving its ability to meet NATO requirements, it added.