{
  "id": 10638509,
  "title": "EU’s Kallas urges Europe to rearm quickly, citing Russia threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/eus-kallas-urges-europe-to-rearm-quickly-citing-russia-threat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T07:24:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/29/eus-kallas-urges-europe-to-rearm-quickly-citing-russia-threat/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has called for accelerated defence investment across Europe in response to intelligence suggesting Russia plans further subversion and hybrid attacks. Speaking at the EU Defence Ministers’ meeting in Brussels, Kallas urged nations to bolster their military capabilities to meet a 2030 target. She accused Russia of \"sustained acts of sabotage, arson and airspace violations\" across the continent, alleging Moscow seeks to intimidate countries into ceasing military support for Ukraine. Kallas believes Russia \"is not interested in peace at all\" and pledged the EU will maintain its sanctions and introduce further measures. Moscow has consistently denied accusations of cyberattacks and hybrid threats, with President Vladimir Putin calling the claims \"complete nonsense.\" The EU Council has likewise agreed to enhance the EU Space Threat Response Architecture (STRA) to address \"increased irresponsible and hostile behaviour in the space domain.\" This upgrade will enable the EU to monitor, alert, and promptly respond to threats against its space and connectivity programs, member state territories, and international security stability.",
  "summary": "EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas wants Europe to accelerate the pace of defence investment after European intelligence indicated that Russia is planning fresh subversion and hybrid attacks.“Europe needs to rearm more quickly and more effectively to meet our target of 2030,” Kallas told reporters on Monday at the EU Defence Ministers’ meeting in Brussels. […] EU’s Kallas urges Europe to rearm…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}