European Union leaders are holding emergency talks on ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump administration signaled that Europe must take care of its own security and also suspended assistance to Ukraine.

European leaders on Thursday said they would stand by Ukraine and spend more on defense in a world upended by Donald Trump's reversal of U.S. policies. Zachary Goelman produced this report.

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected as Europe faces the prospect of the U.S. cutting

"Even while Russia talks about peace, they are continuing their relentless aggression," Starmer said at the meeting.

By Dominique Vidalon and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation on Wednesday evening to try and soothe voters' concerns over the new U.S. administration's upending of the international order.

French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized Russia’s threat to Europe in an address to his country on Wednesday night. President Donald Trump’s recent rebuke of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has concerned European leaders and led them to coalesce around Ukraine and offer support.

Sir Keir Starmer also says he believes the US president wants peace, despite last week's Oval Office row with Ukraine's leader.

U.S. President Donald Trump will tell the U.S. Congress on Tuesday that he is working to end the Russia-Ukraine war, according to excerpts from his speech released by the White House. Trump also said that later this week he will announce an expansion of production of critical minerals and rare earths in the United States,

Politico reports that Donald Trump's representatives have been secretly conducting talks with the Ukrainian opposition. For some time now, the President of the United States and his associates have suggested that they prefer a different negotiating partner than Volodymyr Zelensky and are pressing for elections.