BRUSSELS (AN) — The European Union underwent an existential shift as leaders gathered for a historic defense summit, acknowledging the bloc built on economic cooperation and peace must put itself on a war footing.
The summit ended on Thursday night with 26 E.U. leaders – minus Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who vetoed an effort to replace U.S. military aid – pledging support in a joint statement on Ukraine.
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