🇪🇺❗️The head of the European Commission called on EU countries to launch a new arms race

🇨🇦🇺🇦❗️ Canada may send its troops to Ukraine

Canadian authorities are considering all options to ensure Ukraine's security, including sending troops to the country, Trudeau said.

🇬🇧💸🤝🇺🇦 — 📰 NBC News | U.K.'s Keir Starmer pledges $2 billion to help Ukraine buy missiles | Starmer vowed to bolster Ukraine to allow the nation to negotiate a peace agreement from a position of power | March 2, 2025:

"LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced billions in support for Ukraine on Sunday following a summit with European leaders, just days after President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.

Starmer announced a loan of 2.2 billion British pounds ($2.8 billion) to support Ukraine, funded through the freezing of Russian assets passed on Saturday. He also highlighted a new deal that would allow Ukraine to use 1.6 billion pounds ($2 billion) in export finance to buy missiles made in Northern Ireland.

Starmer vowed to bolster Ukraine to allow the nation to negotiate a peace agreement from a position of power."

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🇺🇸🇪🇺💸📈🔫 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Can Europe Ever Catch Up On Defense Spending: US Spent $8.4 Trillion In Past Decade... Rest Of NATO Just $3.8 Trillion | March 2, 2025:

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Consider NATO official figures on defense spending.

Since 2014, in the aggregate NATO countries have spent around 2.5% of GDP on defense. But this is largely because the US spends closer to 3.5% of GDP (and is the largest country in economic terms.) Europe and Canada combined spent only 1.5% of GDP for most of the past decade—only increasing to 2% of GDP in 2024.

Looking at the large European countries, the UK has spent more than 2% of GDP throughout whereas, until recently, Germany consistently spent below 1.5% of GDP and France just below 2% of GDP. Italy and Spain (not shown) typically spend less than Germany.

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Consider the cumulative underspend by NATO countries over the past decade relative to the 2% target and relative to US spending in % of GDP. Data provided by NATO only begins in 2014.

Germany’s shortfall to 2% is largest in absolute terms and adds up to above EUR200bn, Italy about EUR150bn, etc. The aggregate shortfall for Europe is EUR850bn.

To reach further and “catch-up” with the US spending closer to 3.5% of GDP Germany would need to spend an additional EUR550bn (or EUR800bn in total), Italy and France would need to spend above EUR400bn in total, and so on. The aggregate shortfall for Europe since 2014 exceeds EUR2,650bn."

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🇯🇵☢️⁉️ — In a popular post with 50k likes, a Japanese netizen raised the concern on validity of Japan-US Security Treaty under the Trump administration.

In his view, If Trump asks Japan the same questions as Ukraine, the only solution for Japan, although crazy for him, is to pursue its own nuclear weapon.

More than 50,000 other netizens agreed with the post

🇭🇺❌🇪🇺🇺🇦 — Hungary blocked the draft EU document on security guarantees for Ukraine and new military aid.

🇷🇺❌🇯🇵❗️— Moscow has denied entry into the country to the Japanese Foreign Minister and other 8 Japanese government officials