Ukraine will get its first new prime minister of the war on Thursday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy tries to wrestle wartime defence spending into shape and win over both Donald Trump and a war-weary public with fresh-faced leadership.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced an additional 6.5 billion euros in military spending over the next two years due to rising threats. By 2027, France's defense budget aims to reach 64 billion euros annually.

In the French president's traditional speech to the military on the eve of Bastille Day, Emmanuel Macron called for intensified efforts to protect Europe in light of new and unprecedented threats.

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In addition to the back-to-back, mammoth overnight strikes, other Russian attacks killed at least 21 civilians across Ukraine on July 7-10. In eastern Donetsk oblast, or region, Russian artillery shelling and drone attacks resulted in 15 civilians deaths,

To be free in this world we must be feared. To be feared we must be powerful,'' the French president said in announcing billions in new military spending.

President Donald Trump made an announcement Monday aligning him more firmly with Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion than ever before.

Will Vladimir Putin back down? What should Trump's next move be? And what does the future hold for Ukraine? Newsweek contributors Daniel R. DePetris and Dan Perry debate: Daniel R