Very welcome news. Everything that helps Ukraine-also helps security, freedom and peace in the rest of Europe, including Moldova. No time for euphoria though. Long term commitment and war economy contingency planning needed on both sides of the Atlantic.

I met with Josep Borrell Fontelles ahead of the important EU foreign ministers meeting on Monday.

I am sincerely grateful to HR/VP Borrell for his tireless efforts to find and deliver additional “Patriot” and “SAMP/T” systems to Ukraine.

Our joint message is simple: AD ASAP. Air defense

#Estonia 's 🇪🇪 ECDI will procure a passive radar system for #Moldova . This will boost 🇲🇩 air defence & surveillance. ECDI is an implementing actor under the European Peace Facility which has so far allocated €128 million for Moldova.

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Ne pas laisser les différends bilatéraux entre pays candidats ralentir le processus d'élargissement de l'UE. Passionnant papier de Tefta Kelmendi

In past 2 years, France profoundly recalibrated in favor of Ukraine. Macron's new posture comes from a renewed French understanding of European power and a sense of urgency to deter Russia.
I explain France's great recalibration 🇫🇷🇺🇦 in Foreign Affairs 👇foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/macron…

This should be top of the agenda for the next EU Commission -Nicu Popescu Laurence Boone

Glad to see in London my friend Nicu Popescu, catching up on old times of working together.

Deux formidables acteurs de l’Europe qu’on voudrait voir émerger: bravo Laurence Boone et Nicu Popescu pour le combat que vous continuez à mener en faveur d’une Europe courageuse, lucide et engagée!

With Laurence Boone oped in Le Monde : we need to adapt Europe to the effects of the war and develop procedures for a ‘war economy’ not just in the military sphere but also finance, economy, energy, transport, digital etc infrastructures.

❗️Major #humanitarian disaster in #Kharkiv , #Ukraine : #Russia has destroyed the city's electrical substations and heating plant. Without electricity, water supply, public transport, hospitals, schools are paralysed. The city is host to >1 million people. #StandWithUkraine 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇦

A day of meetings across Paris with Fredrik Wesslau talking #wareconomy for peace, Ukraine, Moldova, European security.

Making Paris unsafe with ⁦Nicu Popescu⁩ ✊

🎧 #PODCAST Pour réécouter les entretiens de la semaine en intégralité, cliquez sur le lien 🔗rfi.my/A3m8.x
🙏Merci à tous nos invités : Nicu Popescu, Frédéric Nasrinfar,Léon Deffontaines, Franck Riester et Abou Amani
🎙️Nathalie Amar et Francois Ballarin sur RFI

Interesting day with Laurence Boone in Brussels. Discussed ways to prepare Europe for the effects of long term instability and hybrid war - including & well beyond military issues -finance, economy, infrastructure, cyber. comprehensive reflection on #wareconomy for peace needed.

Interesting day in Brussels with ⁦Laurence Boone⁩ meeting friends and former colleagues.

S’il se confirme que FX Bellamy choisit le Général Gomart comme n3 de sa liste pour les élections européennes, cela risque d’isoler encore plus les LR au Parlement européen. Il leur sera de + en + difficile de siéger au PPE et de se différencier de Reconquête.

Macron on French TV this evening :
The war in 🇺🇦 is “existential…”If Russia were to win, life for the French would change. We would no longer have security in Europe. Who can seriously believe that Putin, who has respected no limits, would stop there?”

Nicu Popescu Czech President Petr Pavel ⬇️