Two European meetings stand out next week (between 25 and 30 August 2025), and both will be focused on strengthening the defense her EU.
The first will take place in Berlin on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, where German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz will be welcomed by European Council President Antonio Costa. The second meeting will take place in Brussels on August 28 – 29, 2025. This is the informal council of the defense ministers of the EU member states.
The Mertz -Costa meeting in Berlin will be the first after the summit (US, EU, Germany, France, NATO) in Washington on August 18, 2025, under US President Donald Trump on peace in Ukraine.
Regarding the EU Defense Ministers Council is the first pan -European meeting after August’s summer vacation, giving the EU priorities, first of which is Ukraine’s defensive shield.
Messages from Route’s visit to Ukraine
Of course, the visit of NATO Secretary -General Mark Rutte to Ukraine, whose statements give the climate of the situation, of course.
Specifically, Mr. Rutte noted that:
1. “There are two levels. The first level will be after a peace agreement, a long -term ceasefire or a combination of the two. The first level must be that Ukrainian armed forces be as powerful as possible to defend this proud country and nation in the future. And the second level must be the security guarantees provided by Europe and the United States, and that’s exactly what we are working on. “
2. “We have the integrated help package. We have this new initiative, thanks to President Trump. Buying US reserves, from the US, military deadly weapons and, of course, air defense systems and intercepts that will be paid by Europeans directly and surrendered to Ukraine. “
3. “With the 5% commitment to defense spending (NATO) and then the imposition of secondary sanctions in India” was made possible for the delivery of US weapons to Ukraine,