The EU has backed a new defence spending plan that could free up 650 billion euros to rearm the continent after the Trump administration signaled that Europe would have to fend for itself in future.
The 27-nation bloc signed off the move that loosens budget restrictions, so that willing EU countries can increase their military spending after an emergency summit discussing Europe’s defence was held on Thursday.
At the same time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was present at the summit, said his country had restarted talks with the US after the fallout in the White House last week.
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