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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.
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