Politico Europe · Feb 14, 2026 · Collected from RSS
Finland’s Alexander Stubb welcomes calmer tone from U.S. officials but warns of a lasting shift in American priorities.
Germany’s Merz blasts ‘lost’ US leadership and says global order ‘no longer exists’ Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirms discussions underway on a European nuclear deterrent, at speech in Munich. Feb 13 4 mins read Europe has the weapons, but needs US to wage war European countries rely on the the U.S. for intelligence, logistics, communications and command-and-control. Feb 12 7 mins read France and Germany’s next-generation fighter jet project is ‘dead’ An official familiar with French President Emmanuel Macron’s thinking said a failure is more likely than a relaunch. Feb 6 4 mins read Lithuania’s ‘Plan B’ for a Europe with fewer American troops Lithuanian PM Inga Ruginienė tells POLITICO she wants U.S. troops to stay, but argues that “you never know what can happen.” Feb 6 4 mins read