Starmer: 25 countries ready to deploy forces to Ukraine after ceasefire

Four countries hoping to join the European Union took important steps forward on their membership quests Tuesday, in one of the bloc’s biggest enlargement moves in more than 20 years.

Nine years ago, President Emmanuel Macron of France invited President Trump to a military parade on Bastille Day to cozy up to the man who guaranteed Europe’s security.

In a declaration, they promised an integrated missile defence architecture, built through collective effort and shared industrial capacity.

Russia launched a major wave of drone and missile strikes across Ukraine as European leaders gathered in Paris to discuss stronger military support for Kyiv.