French President Emmanuel Macron warned that the continent was in the “turning point of history,” and European leaders had a meeting in Brussels on Thursday.
Leaders, as well as rear athletes, are expected to discuss how the EU can make KYIV further, facing the announcement that US President Donald Trump will stop the aid for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelensky is invited to the top.
Since then, nerves have grown more and more throughout Europe. Trump and Jellen Ski confrontation at the White House last weekAnd the rhetoric around the summit on Thursday is not doubtful about the importance of it.
3 years since then Ukrainian Russian invasionThe Trump administration’s dedication to Russian President Vladimir Putin was concerned that many people in Europe would not depend on the US support for the US security.
Wednesday, Washington’s decision Pauses on the sharing of intelligence with Ukraine I did nothing to alleviate that worry.
President Macron said he could discuss the expansion of the protection of nuclear weapons to European partners on Wednesday as a sign of concern.
As a result, Friedrich Merz, the next minister in Germany, discussed the increase in nuclear sharing.
The European Commission’s Ursula von der liyen is the Ursula von der liyen for the European Commission (Ursula von der liyen). (Ursula von der liyen) said, “António Costa), chairman of the European Commission, said that it is” a defined moment of Ukraine and European security. ”
Von Der Leyen said in a letter to European leaders, the continent said, “We must meet the moment.”
On Monday, Von Der Leyen announced an unprecedented defense package (dubbing called Rear Mi Europe), and Europe said it was ready to “strengthen” defense expenditures with speed and ambition.
Von Der Leyen said that the three proposals summarized in the rear European plan supported Ukraine and said, “We need to solve the long -term responsibility for European security.” Perhaps many Europeans may feel that the continents can no longer rely on the United States to help the United States anymore.
The proposal includes:
- It is allowed to raise the national deficit level to provide a space for more defense expenditures.
- 150 billion euros (£ 125 billion pound) (e.g. aviation and missile defense, anti -system and military mobility) for defense investments in domains that can help the entire EU defense.
- Allowing the state to redirect the specified funds for the cohesive policy program
European investment banks will also be able to raise funds to military projects.
According to Von Der Leyen, the plan can free 80 billion euros ($ 86 billion; £ 670 billion) with defense expenditure.
Many European leaders informed the support of rapid and decisive actions in relation to the continental security.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the committee’s plan represents a “fundamental change” and said Lithuanian President Kitanas Naussa said that the summit will give Europe a chance to show whether we can make a decision.
However, the opposition from certain European leaders who are sympathetic in Moscow is expected.
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Robert Pico Slovakia said that the EU’s “peace through power” approach is “unrealistic.”
Victor Orban of Hungary, in a letter to Costa, demanded that Ukraine was not mentioned in a written conclusion after the summit.
Orban repeatedly attempted the EU aid to Ukraine and praised Trump, who praised Trump for “Bravely standing for peace.”
“One side claims to extend the war in Ukraine, and the other seeks to end the conflict,” he added.
But ORBAN has opened up the “highly likely cooperation” with other leaders on common security and defense issues.
Perhaps in the last bid to try and achieve unity before the summit, Macron, located at the center of the EU’s efforts to bridge the gap between KYIV and Washington, invited dinner in Paris on Wednesday evening.
The two leaders met after the French President said that the United States would be ready for France and Europe if the United States was no longer on his side.
“We must be united and decide to protect ourselves,” Macron said. He added that the future of Europe could not be tied to Washington or Moscow, and he said, “We wanted to believe that the United States would stay next to us, but we should be ready to be true.
French will hold a European Army Chief Meeting in Paris next week.
Macron said in Brussels that “decisive stages” are drunk, saying that European countries are “ready to defend and protect themselves.”
“The moment requires an unprecedented decision,” he concluded.
