Chris Lunday
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Reporting on German security and defense @POLITICOEurope Reach out on Signal: chrislunday.95
Russia has doubled hybrid attacks on Germany this year, the military spy chief warns, calling new tactics "more aggressive" As a key NATO hub, 🇩🇪 is facing espionage, online recruits and sabotage of naval equipment @Koen_Verhelst for @PoliticoEurope 👇 politico.eu/article/vladim…
New dynamic developing for Ukraine support: Trump announces that the US will produce weapons which European partners will pay for. Details are unclear.
Germany has approved the export of 40 Eurofighter jets to Turkey, unblocking a major deal long stalled by Berlin. The move reverses a Scholz-era veto, as Merz’s government seeks to bolster NATO’s southern flank. @PoliticoEurope 👇 pro.politico.eu/news/202358
SPIEGEL: Today’s NATO negotiations to deliver Patriots to Ukraine will no longer be led by the SACEUR (an American), but rather a General in Mons (a German). If the talks don’t yield results, it’s possible that 🇩🇪 DM Pistorius will call Hegseth spiegel.de/politik/deutsc…
Germany's new defense procurement law talks up buying weapons together with other EU countries — but also expands a loophole to sidestep EU rules and prefer domestic purchases. This isn't the message we should be sending European partners.
Germany and the UK are coordinating a new push to send more air defense to Ukraine — including five Patriot systems, although it's unclear where they will come from. @LauKaya & Veronika Melkozerova for @POLITICOEurope 👇 politico.eu/article/ukrain…
❗️German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at Ramstein: “Putin is pushing his war agenda with grim determination and has no real interest in negotiations. He talks peace in the morning and launches drones and missiles by evening. This is a cynical game to buy time—but he’s wrong…
Ich konnte Kanzler Merz in der Bundespressekonferenz eine Frage stellen und wollte wissen, wie er eineinhalb Wochen vor Ablauf der Frist auf den Zollstreit mit Trump schaut. pro.politico.eu/news/202176
NEW: Trump has agreed to send weapons to Ukraine, paid for by NATO allies. It's his most significant move yet to support Kyiv in a war with Russia he’s long hoped to end. politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
While the German Chancellor Merz publicly stays open-minded about the delivery of Taurus KEPD-350 to #Ukraine, the German Minister of Defence Pistorius just said in an interview with FT that Germany will not deliver Taurus KEPD-350 despite the recent massive Russian attacks.
Zu Taurus finde ich es ja schon interessant, dass Merz „strategische Ambiguität“ verodnet hat (gar nicht mehr kommentieren, was man liefert oder nicht), aber sein Verteidigungsminister das wiederholt bricht. Jetzt erneut im FT-Interview: Absage an Taurus. ft.com/content/a9c8d7…