Leaders of the EU’s 27 countries are meeting in Brussels for a special European Council on Thursday and it doesn’t seem too much of an exaggeration to say that the future of the continent is at stake.
Prompted by President Donald Trump’s decision to distance the U.S. from Europe’s security and his determination to end the Ukraine war by aggressively demanding Kyiv give in to Russia, leaders will look at fresh ways to fund defense and rearm.
Stay with us throughout the day ― and, who knows, perhaps into the early hours of Friday too ― as POLITICO brings you the intel, the goss and all the scary bits from one of the EU’s most critical gatherings in decades.