Europe Ukraine latest: EU leaders back new military spending plans at Ukraine summit
European Union leaders on Thursday committed to a massive step in defense cooperation following decades of hesitation, spurred by U.S. President Donald Trump 's repeated warnings that he would cut them adrift to face the threat of Russia without America's overwhelming military might.
The full EU27 agreed conclusions on defence – but Hungary's Viktor Orbán refused to back common language on support for Ukraine.
His position has given the former Warsaw Pact nation — which has a population only slightly larger than New Jersey — an outsized role in European diplomacy.
European leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss how to support Ukraine and fend more for themselves on defense.
Summit conclusions on defence spending should find unanimous approval – but the EU looks ready to press forward on Ukraine regardless of Viktor Orbán.
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Hungary wants to remove eight individuals from the European Union's Russia sanctions list and receive fresh guarantees on ...
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