On August 26, Romania received its first payment of 2.5 billion euros under the “Security Actions for Europe” (SAFE) defense instrument, which represents 15% of the total allocated funds of 16.7 billion euros.
U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to the NATO summit in a “bad mood,” so it is unclear whether the event will go smoothly.
Latvia has officially joined the SAFE (Security Action for Europe) program by signing an agreement to secure nearly 3.5 billion euros to strengthen the country’s defense capabilities and security.
German defense giant Rheinmetall announced on Tuesday a contract worth 5.7 billion euros to supply Romania with combat vehicles, air defense systems and naval vessels.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys told domestic television channel LRT that his threat to attack Kaliningrad if necessary came from a desire to show that the Baltic states “can defend themselves.”
This opinion was expressed by Moldovan economist and analyst Sergei Banari in the project of the Belarusian news agency BelTA “In theme.
Today, May 16, 2026, the Moldovan president will pay a working visit to the Republic of Estonia. This is reported on the website of the Moldovan Presidency.
News agencies report that Amazon servers were attacked today. Drone strikes hit facilities in Bahrain (Hamala region) and, according to some reports, in the UAE. The attack caused power outages, damage to data centers and disruptions to services, banking and booking systems in the region.
Three U.S. refueling planes landed at Base 90 in the Romanian capital Bucharest on Sunday. They are the first planes to arrive after Romania approved America’s request to send troops to Romania to fight in the war in the Middle East.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has decided to block a law on the country’s participation in the EU’s SAFE program, under which Poland claims about 44 billion euros in rearmament loans.
