President Donald Trump's withdrawal of support for Ukraine has up-ended EU relations with the US in her first 100 days, and prompted pledges to ramp up defence spending. View on euronews

We have to put Ukraine in a position of strength so that it has the means to fortify and protect itself, from the economic survival to the military resilience,” von der Leyen said at a briefing. “It is basically turning Ukraine into a steel porcupine that is indigestible for potential invaders.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the massive ‘ReArm Europe’ package will be put to the 27 EU leaders.

“We all want a peace through strength, a just and lasting peace… and this is also in the interest of President Trump to have a peace through strength,” Ms von der Leyen said. “And if he ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the massive “ReArm ... with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on Friday (Mstyslav Chernov/AP ...

European Commission President Ursula ... the Oval Office at the White House on Friday (Mstyslav Chernov/AP) The plan will now be the blueprint for Thursday’s summit, although immediate decisions beyond strong commitments were unlikely. Ms von der Leyen ...