Good morning. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Defence – be it military, political or strategic – sits at the heart of Tuesday’s conversations in Brussels. Angela Skujins in the trenches for you, ready to lay out the war plans for today’s newsletter. Like a loaded gun: EU defence ministers are meeting for high-level talks focussing on security across three major areas, spanning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the conflict in the Middle East and its ongoing implications, and European defence readiness.