NATO Signs Five Percent by 2035 With Spain the Lone Holdout
Cable calls it a historic win; the paper reads a communique with one named defector and a 2029 escape hatch that still cannot decide which war gets built weapons first.
Hendrik Van Der Berg
Bureau: Brussels
EU Advances a 21st Russia Sanctions Package With Bank Freezes
MSM runs it as routine regulatory friction; the paper's point is nearly 90 bank freezes are the economic arm of Ankara week landing on lenders already near a 10 percent crisis threshold.
EU Goods Enter at Fifteen Percent While Others Wait for the Floor
FT calls the July 1 deal a stability win; the paper names the two-tier split — a 15 percent ceiling that cannot stack beside a 12.5 percent floor that can.