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Europe seeks €800B defense surge as U.S. cuts Kyiv aid, aligns with Russia

The five-point plan, unveiled as "ReArm Europe," is Europe's largest military and economic mobilization effort this century.

,   and  Stefan Anderson
6 min read
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer embraces Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in London.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer embraces Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in London, a sharp contrast to his reception in Washington. (AN/President of Ukraine)

BRUSSELS (AN) – The European Commission proposed an unprecedented €800 billion emergency defense funding package in response to the United States' abrupt decision to cut all military aid to Kyiv and align itself with Russia's views on the Ukraine war.

The five-point plan, unveiled as "ReArm Europe" on Tuesday, is Europe's largest military and economic mobilization effort this century, aimed at filling the void left by the geopolitical earthquake triggered by the Trump administration’s withdrawal from European security guarantees that has ruptured the transatlantic alliance.

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