UK and European Union rankings on defense amid Trump’s disorder

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The global turmoil led by the Trump administration deepens the European Union’s intention to sign a defensive and security agreement With the United Kingdom It would allow British weapons companies to participate in the purchase of shared weapons.

President Donald Trump’s threats not to protect NATO allies and his initiatives to Russia forced European countries to Collectively re -deport The expansion of their defensive spending, while discussing how capabilities assemble to protect Ukraine better after a possible peace agreement for the United States.

A “Al -Raghiba Alliance” France and the United Kingdom paved the way for the signing of an agreement next month at the European Union Leadership Summit hosted by British Prime Minister Sir Kerr Starmer-the first such a meeting since Britain left the European Union.

“Defense, the British return mainly in the tent,” said the European Union diplomat. “We just need this agreement to confirm this.”

On Friday, the European Union ambassadors met in preparation for that summit, as four diplomats said that most of the capitals called for the signing of the defense and security agreement in addition to a broader statement on geopolitical issues.

The European Commission has made such a document a predecessor for the United Kingdom’s participation in a proposed loan program of 150 billion euros that governments can benefit from military purchases.

In a sign of their close coordination, British Defense Secretary John Healy participated last week in hosting the “Alliance” meeting in Brussels with his French counterpart, followed by the Ukrainian military meeting in Germany who participated in the presidency of his German counterpart.

Meanwhile, British Chancellor Rachel Reeves joined the European Union Finance Ministers in Warsaw during the weekend to make the issue “to cooperate in financing the deeper defense with our European allies.”

European Union capitals also aim to finalize two other agreements with the United Kingdom, which will cover issues including energy, immigration and fisheries.

The latter is a controversial issue for France, Denmark and some other coastal states that want to maintain their access to the UK waters after a current agreement was depleted in 2026.

The French position, which was restored during the discussion of the European Union ambassadors on Friday, is that any batch of the United Kingdom to re -negotiate the level of access to British fishing water will lead to the broader negotiation cloud, including the defense.

“The war, Trump and the deportation of Europe are close to France and the United Kingdom,” said the second European Union diplomat. “But we need goodwill to some other things to bring the European Union and the United Kingdom.”

The diplomats said that both Paris and London are under pressure to find a compromise, as the diplomats argue, with other capitals that it will be disgusting for fishing rights-a political, political, economically sensitive issue-to approach close cooperation in something that exists such as the security of Europe.

The first European Union diplomat in the defense agreement said: “The French view this with enlarged glass, while everyone only sees the wide wide strategic benefit.”

The French Embassy of the European Union refused to comment.

Denmark, another country in the European Union with a strong fishing industry, said it is “always open” for close cooperation with countries outside the European Union.

“We know that we have close bonds with Norway, with the United Kingdom, so of course we must be open to explore … other things that can help strengthen Europe already,” Economy Minister Stephanie said to the Financial Times.

Under a program worth 150 billion euros, governments will receive loans backed by the European Union joint financing for joint purchases of critical weapons such as air defense and missile systems. The defense agreement will allow the British defense companies, many of which have close ties with the Italian, German, Swedish defense industries and other defense in the European Union for full participation.

Diplomats said that Ursula von der Layen, head of the committee, and Antonio Costa, Chairman of the European Union Council, which represents the bloc governments, support closer cooperation with the United Kingdom.

“To strengthen the European defense, we must do many things in the European Union, but we must also do many things outside the European Union, so we are open to this participation,” said Valdes Dombrovscis, the European Union Commissioner for Economy.