Zelenskyy’s call for control in government spending triggers minister’s resignation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged his government on Thursday to keep a tight rein on spending in wartime, in a call that resulted in his culture minister, a proponent of several high-profile and costly projects, offering his resignation.

Greece demands from EU exclusion of military spending from public debt calculation

Greece demanded from the EU an exclusion of military spending from public debt calculation, local media said Friday.

Germany Sees Migration-Related Spending of 78 Billion Euros through 2022: Report

Germany expects to spend around 78 billion euros on migration-related issues through 2022, including 31 billion euros to combat the root causes driving people to leave their homes and head to Europe, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday.

Brexit to Create Huge Hole in EU Budget

UK’s withdrawal from the European Union will blow an annual 10-billion-euro hole in the bloc’s finances, EU budget commissioner Guenther Oettinger warned Wednesday.

Germany Rejects Trump's Claim It Owes NATO, US 'Vast Sums' for Defense

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Germany owes NATO and the United States "vast sums" of money for defense.

2% of GDP: NATO Chief: Going It Alone Not An Option for US or Europe

Going it alone on defense and security is not an option for either the United States or Europe, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in an article published on Sunday.

2% of their GDP: NATO to Postpone Next Summit Until Summer Over Trump's US Election Victory

According to the Spiegel magazine, the summit will be postponed, because there are concerns that Trump could ignore the event if it is held soon after his inauguration in January.

Japan's defense ministry eyes record budget for FY 2017, 5th annual rise under Abe

Japan's Ministry of Defense will submit to parliament on Wednesday a record-high budget request for the fiscal year 2017, marking the fifth annual increase since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe retook office in 2012.

US Spend $1Bln to Build Air Force Facilities Across 26 States - Pentagon

The US Air Force ordered $950 million in design and construction services for facilities stretching across 26 US states over the next seven years, the Department of Defense said in a press release.

Moscow accuses NATO of demonising Russia in order to justify alliance's defence plans

The statements made by NATO leaders during the Warsaw summit were aimed at demonising Russia to justify the alliance`s defence plans, which have started to expand dramatically, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.

Russia MoD has measured the degree of Russophobic hysteria in the statements of NATO Secretary General

The defense Ministry said the increase in the degree of Russophobic hysteria in the statements of NATO functionaries about the exercises of the Russian armed forces. The corresponding statement was made by an official representative of the military Department Igor Konashenkov, reports TASS.

Stoltenberg announced the growth of defense spending in Europe due to Russian threat (2% of their GDP)

The defence spending of European countries-members of NATO in 2016 will rise for the first time in nearly ten years because of the threat of “Russian aggression” and the migration crisis. This was stated in an interview with The Financial Times, the Secretary General of the Alliance Jens Stoltenberg.