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12 June 2025, Italy, Rom: Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, speaks at a press conference during the Weimar Plus meeting. Photo: Hannes P. Albert/dpa (Photo by Hannes P Albert/picture alliance via Getty Images)

As NATO boosts defense spending, Europe’s arms industry faces pressure to deliver: ‘This is really keeping me up at night,’ says NATO chief

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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outside of 10 Downing Street, in central London, on April 24, 2025, ahead of their meeting. (Photo by Niklas HALLE’N / AFP) (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP via Getty Images)

U.K. and EU squabble over defense partnership: ‘They want everything and they’re giving nothing’ says EU diplomat

By Max Delany, Peter Hutchison, and others