Topic: World
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UK's Burnham and France's Macron meet in London to advance SCALP missile production in Ukraine
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham hosted French President Emmanuel Macron at Downing Street to discuss next steps for setting up local assembly lines in Ukraine for long-range SCALP/Storm Shadow cruise missiles. The two leaders also reviewed the results of the "coalition of the willing" meeting held in Kyiv the previous week.
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EU auditors warn bloc unlikely to meet 2030 defense readiness goal
The European Court of Auditors has published a report warning that the EU is unlikely to achieve its goal of being defense-ready by 2030, citing continued dependence on the United States and fragmented national defense systems. The report notes that EU countries increased defense spending by 79% from 2020 to 2025, yet most procurement still flows outside the bloc.
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Hungary to keep granting asylum to Ukrainian military-age men, diverging from EU policy
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced that Hungary will continue granting asylum to Ukrainian men of military age fleeing to Hungary, primarily ethnic Hungarians from Transcarpathia. The move sets Budapest apart from an EU decision that restricts temporary protection for such men who have problems with their military registration documents.
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Zelensky says preliminary dates set for US envoy meetings in Kyiv and Moscow
On September 3, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that preliminary dates have been agreed for meetings with representatives of US President Donald Trump in both Moscow and Kyiv, with Ukraine expecting the Kyiv meeting "in the coming days." Zelensky made the announcement during his evening video address and said Ukrainian and US teams are in near round-the-clock communication.