
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky will hold talks in Paris on Thursday with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, NATO secretary general Mark Rutte, and the leaders of Germany, France and the United Kingdom. The Ukrainian presidency announced this on Tuesday. The line-up mirors the group that accompanied him to the White House, minus the…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen begins a four-day trip to seven EU countries to bolster support for Ukraine and push defence spending as Russia attacks Kyiv. On Friday, von der Leyen starts a Friday-to-Monday tour to reassure governments facing Russian aggression and drive defence investment. The schedule covers Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and…