European Union leaders on Thursday committed to working together to bolster the continent's defenses and to free up hundreds of billions of euros for security after U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated warnings that he would cut them adrift to face the threat of Russia alone.

European Union leaders arriving in Brussels Thursday urged a revolutionary change to rebuild military infrastructure after decades of neglect and create a brand new security architecture in order to counter Russia.

European Union countries have pushed back on a European Commission plan to keep the bloc's binding storage goals for two more years, demanding that the targets are made more flexible, EU diplomats told Reuters.

The European Union will propose an extension of gas-storage targets despite widespread concern among member states that the rules are contributing to market speculation and inflating prices.

European leaders showed a cautiously receptive ear to President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to debate extending the French nuclear umbrella to Europe on Thursday, though some were reluctant to draw a line under years of U.

President Emmanuel Macron has said he will launch a strategic dialogue on extending the protection offered by France's nuclear arsenal to its European partners. Europe's primary nuclear deterrence comes from the United States and is a decades-old symbol of trans-Atlantic solidarity.

Twenty-six European Union leaders ignored Hungary to back a declaration of support for Ukraine at an emergency meeting, underscoring the difficult road ahead as the bloc tries to adopt ambitious reforms to mobilize new support for Kyiv.

Hours after the U.S. suspended military aid for Ukraine, the European Union proposed the fund to bolster military spending and support Kyiv.

Based in Brussels, he covers NATO and the European Union and leads a pan-European team of reporters focused on diplomacy, defence