
Europe steps up to fund its own defense, provide security for Ukraine after Trump threats
Fox News
European defense leaders are meeting in Paris to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine amid threats that the U.S. will no longer offer assistance and demands that Europe defend itself.
Macron said it was time to "move from concept to plan," and told French newspaper Le Figaro that France would boost its defense spending from 2% to 3.5% of GDP, amounting to around €30 billion annually.
Details of any peacekeeping force are still widely in flux, but some officials said to expect a targeted deterrence force aimed at protecting key infrastructure rather than a wide blockade of the front lines.

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