German defense giant Rheinmetall overtakes VW valuation Germany's economic agenda is shifting from cars to defense as the United States retreats and Russia threatens.
https://www.politico.eu/articl....e/germany-defense-rh

EU lays out ‘massive investment’ boost in defense to deter Russia The European Commission's defense policy proposal lays out a strategy for the bloc to rearm.
https://www.politico.eu/articl....e/eu-lays-out-massiv

Der Streit zum Wochenende mit Michael Bröcker In dieser Extra-Ausgabe besprechen Gordon Repinski und Michael Bröcker, Chefredakteur der Table Briefings, die zurückliegende Woche der Verhandlungen zwischen Union und SPD um eine neue Regierung und des Streits um milliardenschwere Sondervermögen.   Sie sprechen über die Zwickmühlen von Friedrich Merz und seine ersten Fehler, das Stühlerücken in den Parteien, die vorerst endgültige Niederlage von Sahra […]
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US has ‘cautious optimism’ on Ukraine ceasefire after Trump envoy’s Moscow visit Russia may have to accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine while Kyiv could be forced to cede territory and abandon hopes of NATO membership, U.S. national security adviser Mike Waltz indicates.
https://www.politico.eu/articl....e/us-cautious-optimi

JD Vance: I’d be ‘shocked’ if Trump moved nukes to Poland Polish President Andrzej Duda had called on the U.S. to station nuclear weapons in his country to deter Russian aggression.
https://www.politico.eu/articl....e/us-jd-vance-shock-