Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London ahead of a key summit on Ukraine and European security. She warned that the West must remain united to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine,
The Ukrainian president's comments to Laura Kuenssberg came after he failed to sign the deal at the White House on Friday.
Macron also suggested that European countries should raise their defence spending to between 3.0 and 3.5 percent of GDP to respond to Washington’s shifting priorities and Russia’s militarisation
They've pledged to spend more on security and assemble a coalition to defend any truce in Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Italy will unveil a set of measures on Friday worth roughly 3 billion euros ($3.14 billion) to help families and firms cope with high energy costs, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said.