Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison with a deferred executive warrant in the Gaddafi case concerning Libyan funding for his 2007 election campaign, according to AFP France and BFMTV. The sentencing, which includes a prison term even with the deferred warrant, occurred within the reporting window of September 25th, 2025, 10:35 AM UTC. The verdict follows previous convictions of criminal association for Sarkozy. In parallel, Alexandre Djouhri, an intermediary in the Libyan trial, was sentenced to six years in prison with a warrant, and Claude Guéant received a six-year sentence, with Brice Hortefeux sentenced to two years. These judicial developments underscore the ongoing fallout from alleged illicit campaign financing. Globally, Defense Archives reports that Germany is reportedly considering Saab's GlobalEye as its next Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft, marking a potential significant acquisition as Germany has not previously operated such aircraft. Meanwhile, European defense manufacturer Helsing presented its CA-1 Europa UCAV, capable of deep precision strikes, with its first test flight anticipated in 2027. Additionally, a statement from @USNATO emphasized the need for a unified effort to cut off revenue streams funding Russia's war machine to exert economic pressure. These events follow earlier reports concerning the extradition of Moldovan oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc to Moldova to face bank fraud charges and a potential Polish law change regarding military deployments over Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron's discussions with former US President Donald Trump about Israel's West Bank annexation were also noted in previous reports.
