Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak to the media at the outset of a European Union leaders special summit to discuss Ukraine and European defence in Brussels on Thursday. (Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters) European Union leaders on Thursday committed to working together to bolster the continent’s defences and to free up hundreds of billions of euros for security after U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated warnings that he would cut them adrift to face the threat of Russia alone. With the growing conviction that they will now have to fend forRead more