‘Watershed moment’: EU leaders agree plan for huge rise in defence spending
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from on (#6VQPC)
Leaders endorse von der Leyen proposal but show of unity over Ukraine is marred by Hungary's Viktor Orban
European leaders holding emergency talks in Brussels have agreed on a massive increase to defence spending, amid a drive to shore up support for Ukraine after Donald Trump halted US military aid and intelligence sharing.
But the show of unity was marred by Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, failing to endorse an EU statement on Ukraine pushing back against Trump's Russia-friendly negotiating stance.
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