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As the #UnitedStates deserts #Ukraine & #Europe…, leaders on the continent are closing ranks & arming up to defend their democracies against #Russia. In #Britain, PM #KeirStarmer elicits comparisons to Winston Churchill. In #France, Pres Emmanuel #Macron is channeling Charles de Gaulle’s argument for independence from DC. #Germany changed its strict budget rules to spend more on #defense. #MarcoRubio, US secy of state, came to Brussels to urge them on.

#geopolitics
nytimes.com/2025/04/04/briefin

Secretary of State Marco Rubio
The New York Times · Europe’s ParadoxBy Katrin Bennhold

According to Defense News, US 'Defense Secretary' 🥴 Pete Hegseth will not attend the "Ramstein" meeting on military support for #Ukraine, scheduled for April 11 in Brussels. The group will be chaired by #Germany and #Britain.

This marks the first time the US will miss such a meeting. Additionally, the Pentagon will not send senior officials or other representatives who typically accompany the secretary.

🇬🇧🇪🇺 The UK has circulated plans for European countries to establish a “supranational institution” that jointly purchases military equipment, stockpiles weapons and helps to finance large-scale rearmament across the continent.

The informal paper, written by UK officials, presents the case for a multilateral fund for a “coalition of the willing” that would borrow on markets at favourable rates and support defence spending.
ft.com/content/93d7168b-75a3-4

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Financial Times · UK floats plan for joint European fund to ‘stockpile’ weaponsBy Paola Tamma

"Detectives fear he may be one of the worst attackers of women in British criminal history.

He came to #Britain to study in 2017 at Queen’s University Belfast. He began his studies at UCL two years later, which continued until his arrest in January 2024.

He stayed in #London in the vicinity of Woburn Place and later had a flat in the Elephant and Castle area.

He would invite women for drinks at his home, which he would spike."

#China #PRC #UK #crime #university

theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/a

The Guardian · Twenty-three more women contact Met police over serial rapist Zhenhao ZouBy Vikram Dodd