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EU emergency summit seeks to beef up defence to counter Trump pivot

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European Union leaders will hold emergency talks in Brussels on Thursday, gathering as the Trump administration upends traditional alliances and retracts

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  1. Al Jazeera

    EU leaders hold emergency summit to bolster support for Ukraine (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Talks held amid fears of waning US support for Ukraine after Trump pauses aid and suspends intel sharing with Kyiv.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    EU leaders meet for emergency summit on defense and Ukraine aid amid waning US support (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Facing the prospect that the United States might cut them adrift under President Donald Trump, European Union leaders launched a day of emergency talks Thursday in a bid to beef up their own security and ensure that Ukraine will still be properly protected.

  3. Digital Journal

    EU emergency summit seeks to beef up defence to counter Trump pivot (opens Digital Journal)

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    European Union leaders will hold emergency talks in Brussels on Thursday, gathering as the Trump administration upends traditional alliances and retracts

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine updates: EU leaders to meet at emergency summit – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    EU leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were to meet to discuss boosting European countries' defense spending. Meanwhile, France's Emmanuel Macron showed openness to sharing Paris' nuclear deterrent.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine updates: EU leaders meet at emergency summit – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    EU leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were to meet to discuss boosting European countries' defense spending. Meanwhile, France's Emmanuel Macron showed openness to sharing Paris' nuclear deterrent.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    EU leaders meet for emergency summit on defense and Ukraine aid amid waning U.S. support (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected.

  7. NPR

    EU leaders to hold emergency summit on Ukraine support, Russian threats to continent (opens NPR)

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    EU leaders are gathering for an emergency summit to coordinate support for Ukraine and to protect the continent from Russian threats. They are expected to discuss rapidly increasing defense budgets.

  8. Daily Journal

    EU leaders open emergency summit on defense and Ukraine aid as US security support wanes (opens Daily Journal)

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    BRUSSELS (AP) — Facing the prospect that the United States might cut them adrift under President Donald Trump, European Union leaders launched a day of emergency talks Thursday in a bid to beef up their own security and ensure that Ukraine will still be properly protected.

  9. Time

    E.U. Leaders Open Emergency Summit on Defense, Ukraine Aid (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Facing the prospect that the United States might cut them adrift under Trump, European Union leaders launched a day of emergency talks.

  10. NPR

    European Union leaders hold emergency summit on Ukraine support (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    European Union leaders are discussing rapidly increasing defense budgets. There's new urgency after President Trump paused military supplies and intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

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