E5 Defence Ministers' Statement: 26 October 2026
What was announced
E5 Defence Ministers' Statement.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Our countries share the assessment that Russia represents the most acute and long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security and stability. Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine, on the one hand, and its continued violations of Allied airspace, acts of sabotage and growing use of multi-domain hybrid attacks, on the other, do not undermine our unity, solidarity and cohesion. On the contrary, they strengthen our determination to pursue the efforts already undertaken to safeguard the integr
- We, the Defence Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom (the Group of Five/E5), share a deep conviction: Europe must assume greater responsibility for its own security. We are determined to work in close coordination with the United States and all Allies in order to implement this concrete ambition. The United States is and will remain an indispensable Ally, and continued United States engagement in European security is essential to a strong and credible NATO.
- With the aim of building a stronger Europe within a stronger NATO, we are already taking concrete measures to implement the commitments taken in The Hague, emphasized in Ankara, and to meet agreed capability targets.
Who and where
People
- Wes Streeting (MP for Ilford North (Labour)) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Ministry of Defence (UK government department) · more news
Global and regional bodies
- NATO (Level 8 of 10) · more news
- European Union (Level 7 of 10) · more news
Countries
- Russia (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Ukraine (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- France (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Germany (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Italy (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Poland (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- United States (North America) · more news
Constituencies of the MPs named: Ilford North.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
- Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies · news at this level
- Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies · news at this level
- Level 6: National government · news at this level
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: International defence commitments.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e5-defence-ministers-statement-26-october-2026
- Published 2026-10-26 17:44:22 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-26 17:45:12 UTC from GOV.UK
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