EU weighs $841bn ‘rearm’ Europe plan to counter possible US disengagement
European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a five-part plan to mobilise some 800bn euros ($842bn) to beef up Europe’s defence and provide “immediate” military support to Ukraine after the United States suspended aid. “A new era is upon us,” the president said in a letter presenting the plan to 27 European … Read moreEU weighs $841bn ‘rearm’ Europe plan to counter possible US disengagement