EU leaders announce intention to collectively rearm in face of Putin threat

Versailles declaration says Russia's war in Ukraine has heralded tectonic shift in European history'

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EU leaders have announced their intention to collectively rearm and become autonomous in food, energy and military hardware in a Versailles declaration that described Russia's war as a tectonic shift in European history".

At a summit in the former royal palace, the 27 heads of state and government said on Friday that the invasion of Ukraine had shown the urgent need for the EU to take responsibility for its own security and to rid itself of dependencies on others.