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European Union leaders have backed new defence spending plans aimed at freeing up billions of euros for the continent’s securityDecision comes after the Trump administration signalled that Europe would have to fend for itself in the futureTusk: ‘We will arm ourselves faster, smarter, and more efficiently than Russia’
European leaders commit to bolstering defences
Raf Casert
Today at 09:24
European Union leaders have backed new defence spending plans aimed at freeing up billions of euros for the continent’s security after the Trump administration signalled that Europe would have to fend for itself in the future.
Facing the prospect that the United States might cut them adrift, EU leaders held emergency talks in Brussels to explore new ways to beef up their own security and ensure that Ukraine will still be protected.