European defence ministers meeting to discuss Ukraine and rearmament, in a Straits Times article image. The image is not presented as a photograph of the 26 October 2026 Paris meeting. Politics Five European defence powers pledge greater NATO leadership at Paris talks Mono Scoops 2d The defence ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom met in Paris on Monday as the Group of Five and pledged that Europe must assume greater political and military leadership within NATO while continuing support for Ukraine. Read Full Story