Republicans in Congress are becoming increasingly hostile to NATO amid disagreements between the White House and European nations on Ukraine.

The Commission's forthcoming Communication on a Savings and Investments, seen by Euractiv, stops short of calling for the “centralised supervision” long urged by France.

Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Wednesday said he had welcomed with favour European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's announcement of a plan to 'rearm Europe' which was however not an alternative to NATO.

For the past three years, the Russians have been spending 10% of their GDP on defense,” Macron told the French Le Figaro outlet. “We need to prepare for what comes next, with an objective of 3%

The European Commission proposed on Tuesday new joint European Union borrowing of 150 billion euros ($157.76 billion) to lend to EU governments for defense as part of an overall 800 billion financing effort to boost Europe’s defense capabilities.

"During all this period, and last week, you stayed with us," the Ukrainian president tells European leaders in Brussels.

The buildings of the European Commission and the Council of the EU have been illuminated in the colours of the Ukrainian flag to mark the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

European leaders offered a strong show of support to the Ukrainian president and promised to do more to help his nation.

Sunday’s summit in London, attended by world leaders including Prime Minister Trudeau, was aimed at demonstrating a united front for Ukraine after a tumultuous meeting between the U.S. and Ukrainian l

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky joined leaders from Europe, Turkey and Canada in London on Sunday for a summit on the war in Ukraine and European security hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.