French president Emmanuel Macron told an EU summit on Russia's war in Ukraine that Europe must increase its defence capabilities in the next few years, while Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, says Donald Trump can only achieve 'peace through strength' with the support of the EU and its member states.
EU leaders hail ‘historic’ decision to boost defence as Macron says Putin is a ‘revisionist imperialist’ – live
US plans to close European consulates and cut state department workforce
