The European Commission is proposing a record 2-trillion-euro budget for 2028-2034, boosting funds for Ukraine, defense, and foreign policy. But tough negotiations lie ahead as richer EU states balk at higher spending.

All European Union member states have been invited, Macron said, adding that talks will be held in “close coordination” with NATO’s military command. European-led forces in Ukraine would not ...

Global military spending rose to a record last year as Russia's war in Ukraine drove the biggest annual increase in expenditure in Europe since the end of the Cold War three decades ago, a leading ...

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

On Tuesday, the European Union unveiled plans that the bloc hopes could increase military spending by 800 billion euros by decade’s end. The same day, Friedrich Merz, the man in line to become ...

Ukraine, for example, has been sent at least 17 kinds of howitzers, ... Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Europe’s Leaders Hope Military Spending Can Ignite Growth.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, as they arrive for an EU Summit at the European Council building in Brussels ...

The German parliament’s budget committee is expected to decide Friday to clear up to 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) in extra funding for German military aid to Ukraine this year.

President Donald Trump had promised a "major statement" on Russia on Monday, and it did look like a big shift in his approach to the war in Ukraine. But significant uncertainty remains amid a lack of key details.