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theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Mo 28. Jul 2025, 13:56

Milliarden für US-Energie und Rüstungsgüter

Die EU habe den USA weiters zugesichert, über einen Zeitraum von drei Jahren US-amerikanisches Flüssiggas (LNG) und Kernbrennstoffe im Wert von 750 Milliarden Dollar sowie „riesige Mengen“ von Rüstungsgütern zu kaufen – das, obwohl die EU im Bereich der Verteidigung eigentlich unabhängiger werden wollte. Zudem soll sie zusätzlich 600 Milliarden US-Dollar in die USA investieren.

https://orf.at/stories/3400929/

theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Di 19. Aug 2025, 05:44Ukraine offers $100bn weapons deal to Trump to win security guarantees

Ukraine will promise to buy $100bn of American weapons financed by Europe in a bid to obtain US guarantees for its security after a peace settlement with Russia, according to a document seen by the Financial Times.

Under the proposals, Kyiv and Washington would also strike a $50bn deal to produce drones with Ukrainian companies that have pioneered the technology since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.

Kyiv shared the proposals for new security deals with the US, which have not been previously reported, in a list of talking points with European allies ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House on Monday, according to four people familiar with the matter.

The document does not state which weapons Ukraine is asking to procure as part of a deal but Kyiv has been clear about its desire to buy at least 10 US-made Patriot air defence systems to protect its cities and critical infrastructure, along with other missiles and equipment. The document does not specify how much of the drone deal would be procurement or investment.

The document details how Ukraine intends to make a counter-pitch to the US after Trump appeared to align himself with Russia’s position for ending the war following his meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last week.

It reiterates Ukraine’s call for a ceasefire which Trump had espoused but then dropped after his Putin meeting in favour of the pursuit of a comprehensive peace settlement.

The document says a 'lasting peace shall be based not on concessions and free gifts to Putin, but on [a] strong security framework that will prevent future aggression'. 

It adds that recent footage in Russian media shows that the Kremlin is not serious about a potential peace deal and holds a low opinion of Trump’s leadership, citing disparaging comments about the US president made by prominent television host Vladimir Solovyov.

https://www.ft.com/content/8dad9c67-59d ... 6ba5f1df57

theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Fr 5. Dez 2025, 15:51National Security Strategy
of the United States of America

November 2025

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week, a tight deadline that struck some European officials as unrealistic.

The message, recounted by five sources familiar with the discussion, including a U.S. official, was conveyed at a meeting in Washington this week of Pentagon staff overseeing NATO policy and several European delegations.

The shifting of this burden from the U.S. to European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would dramatically change how the United States, a founding member of the post-war alliance, works with its most important military partners.

In the meeting, Pentagon officials indicated that Washington was not yet satisfied with the strides Europe has made to boost its defense capabilities since Russia's expanded invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The U.S. officials told their counterparts that if Europe does not meet the 2027 deadline, the U.S. may stop participating in some NATO defense coordination mechanisms, said the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss private conversations.

Some officials on Capitol Hill are aware of and concerned about the Pentagon's message to the Europeans, one U.S. official said.

NO CLARITY ON HOW US WOULD MEASURE NATO'S PROGRESS

Conventional defense capabilities include non-nuclear assets from troops to weapons and the officials did not explain how the U.S. would measure Europe's progress toward shouldering most of the burden.

It was also not clear if the 2027 deadline represented the Trump administration position or only the views of some Pentagon officials. There are significant disagreements in Washington over the military role the U.S. should play in Europe.

Several European officials said that a 2027 deadline was not realistic no matter how Washington measures progress, since Europe needs more than money and political will to replace certain U.S. capabilities in the short term.

Among other challenges, NATO allies face production backlogs for military equipment they are trying to purchase. While U.S. officials have encouraged Europe to buy more U.S.-made materiel, some of the most prized U.S.-made weapons and defense systems would take years to be delivered if ordered today.

The U.S. also contributes capabilities that cannot simply be purchased, like unique intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance that have proven key to the Ukrainian war effort.

Asked for comment, a NATO official speaking for the alliance said European allies had begun taking more responsibility for the continent's security, but did not comment on the 2027 deadline.

"Allies have recognized the need to invest more in defense and shift the burden on conventional defense" from the U.S. to Europe, the official said.

The Pentagon and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Reporting by Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk in Washington; Additional reporting by Phil Stewart in Washington and Andrew Gray in Brussels; Editing by Don Durfee and Cynthia Osterman

theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Mo 13. Jan 2025, 17:06 Verteidigungsminister übergibt erste Radhaubitze RCH 155 an die Ukraine

In der Ukraine soll das System unter der Bezeichnung „AiTO30 FDC“ (Radschützenpanzer RCT-30 mit mobiler Feuerleitstelle) als Kommandobegleitfahrzeug in Kombination mit den Radhaubitzen vom Typ RCH 155 eingesetzt werden. Früheren Angaben der Bundesregierung zufolge, sollen insgesamt 9 der Systeme an die Ukraine gehen.