German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has accepted US accusations that Europe was doing too little to fund its own defence and security, but now believes they are on the same page. "We know we have to do more on our own and we have been free-riders in the past," he told the BBC's Today Programme, "they're asking us to do more and we are doing more."

Donald Trump’s plan to allow the European Union pay for arms supplied to Ukraine is piling pressure on EU officials negotiating how to finance the bloc’s defense-spending ambitions.

KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine (KLTV) - The foundation of faith that Amanda Fetisova stands on was established when she was a child attending the First Assembly of God in Gladewater. It’s where she dedicated her life to serving others, a mission that eventually took her to her new home in Ukraine, where she and her Ukrainian husband pastor a church.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that Russia had no plans to attack NATO or Europe but, if the West escalated the Ukraine war any further, then Moscow should respond and, if necessary,

European leaders are urging private business and equity funds to not be afraid to invest in rebuilding Ukraine now even as Russia accelerates its war.

As NATO meets in The Hague, a Kyiv think tank says Europe must face the Russian threat with reduced U.S. support.

On Thursday, European Union leaders met in an extraordinary summit in Brussels to discuss defense and Ukraine, including EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s ReArm Europe defense package.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Denmark as the Nordic country launches its European Union presidency