Faced by a menacing Russia and unreliable United States, the EU is pushing a mammoth plan to boost its defences that Brussels says could unlock up to 800 billion euros ($860 billion). Von der Leyen says,

Russian President Putin said he supports the idea of President Trump’s ceasefire plan, but there are issues he needs to discuss with the U.S. before he would agree to it. President Trump called Putin’s comments “very promising” but incomplete.