EU Leaders Advance Ukraine Support as U.S. Scales Back Aid
Key European nations pledge increased defense spending and military aid, while tensions rise over diverging approaches within the EU.
- The EU held a crisis summit in Brussels to address the fallout from reduced U.S. military and intelligence support for Ukraine.
- European leaders agreed to significantly increase defense spending, with discussions on revising EU fiscal rules to accommodate military investments.
- Hungary blocked a unified EU declaration on Ukraine, citing opposition to further military aid, leading to a statement of support signed by 26 member states.
- France proposed extending its nuclear deterrent to European allies and called for the potential deployment of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine after a ceasefire.
- The U.S. and Ukraine are planning high-level talks in Saudi Arabia next week to explore frameworks for a potential peace agreement and ceasefire.

















































































































































































































































































































































