European Union leaders have approved a major spending package on defense, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — a non-EU leader invited to the summit — received a warm welcome.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend an extraordinary European Council meeting in Brussels in person on Thursday, 6 March. The meeting will focus on support for Ukraine and European Union defence.

President Zelenskyy met with EU members at an emergency summit in Belgium, where they discussed major increases in military spending.

European leaders on Thursday backed plans to spend more on defense and continue to stand by Ukraine in a world upended by Donald Trump’s reversal of U.S. policies.

European Union leaders are trumpeting their endorsement of a plan to free up hundreds of billions of euros to inject into their defense budgets.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in London ahead of a summit with other European leaders organized by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says talks between Ukraine and the US on ending the war will take place in Saudi Arabia next week.

Zelenskyy arrived at the emergency EU summit on Thursday, where European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is proposing a plan to loosen budget rules so countries that are willing can spend much more on defence.

European Union leaders on Thursday committed to a massive step in defense cooperation following decades of hesitation, spurred by U.S. President Donald Trump ’s repeated warnings that he would cut