Europe Eyes Defense Spending Revamp as US Shuts Security Umbrella
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Top US and Russian officials are poised to meet in Saudi Arabia in coming days to pave the way for a potential leaders’ summit, as Donald Trump forges ahead with plans for a deal to end the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, European officials—still reeling from US Vice President JD Vance’s broadside at the Munich Security Conference—are said to be working on a major new defense spending package after the US signaled it will no longer “foot the bill for NATO security.” In Paris, President Emmanuel Macron will host an emergency meeting Monday with a handful of leaders.