"Of course, we will defend the kingdom of Denmark," PM Frederiksen said upon arriving at the #NATOSummit, reiterating that Greenland is "not for sale". Yesterday, Trump said that Greenland “should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark”.

🚨Breaking🚨: France & Germany have reached an agreement on the governance of KNDS (see statement below) Need a refresher? @kjeld_neu covered the story weeks ago for @Euractiv euractiv.com/news/germany-ey…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend this afternoon's Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting at NATO HQ, Sec Gen Mark Rutte just announced

France is redeploying its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and escort vessels to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in order "to expedite the implementation" of its coalition of the willing mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz once the conditions allow.

The timing of the US announcement that it will withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany "comes as a surprise," Kaja Kallas says from the #EPC summit in Yerevan. "I think it shows that we have to really strengthen the European pillar in #NATO and we have to really do more."

In today's issue of @Euractiv's FIREPOWER: -Last-ditch FCAS mediation collapses, -EP calls for multi-speed approach to defence omnibus, -A maritime EDPCI is in the making, Kubilius said. Our intro on Article 42.7 and Hormuz below:

In today's issue of @Euractiv's FIREPOWER: -MEPs draft letter over delays to defence monibus: -@robertszile on military mobility; -€90bn Ukraine loan next test for EU-UK defence ties; -Russia threatens European drone makers. Our intro on Hormuz meeting below:

In today's issue of @Euractiv's FIREPOWER: -@KubiliusA's appeal to @EP_Defence; -The key takeaways from the @EUDefenceAgency's annual report; -Fuel scarcity is the 'Achilles' heel' in Europe's defence, MEPs warn, -Commission invests €1.07bn in EDF projects. Our intro below:

How many EU Commissioners does it take to present two defence packages? Four apparently!

Costa on Vucic's to Moscow: "We cannot celebrate the liberation 80 years ago and not condemn an invasion of another country today. And for me, what is most important is not the history but the present and the future..." 1/3