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Belgium’s defence minister warns of ‘dark winter for Europe’ with more ‘hybrid warfare’ from Russia - Europe live

Speaking at same Euronews summit Dutch defence chief also warned Europe ‘faces window of vulnerability until 2030’Meanwhile, Ukraine’s total war costs will reach $155bn this year and ⁠the government is ​struggling to close a $27bn funding gap to ensure it can still conduct combat operations at the start of 2027, prime minister Sergii Koretskyi said.Koretskyi said the ⁠government planned to cover $7bn of the gap by postponing expenditure, reallocating money from other parts of the budget and cutting some costs, and was in talks with partners on how to cover ⁠the remaining $20bn, Reuters reported. Continue reading...