Fifteen nations join European an air-defense network spurred by Russia’s missile strikes in Ukraine.

The beginnings of a new air defense network for Europe came into focus at NATO headquarters on Thursday following a meeting of the alliance’s defense ministers, and the Spanish government announced that it would ship Hawk antiaircraft missiles to Kyiv.

Russia’s cruise missile and rocket strikes on civilian areas across Ukraine this week have been among the most punishing since the war began, and have galvanized Kyiv’s allies to accelerate the country’s air defenses, including the U.S. moving to speed up the deployment of an air defense system to Ukraine that it uses to protect the White House. Read more

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