Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni (L) talks with EU High Representative and Vice-President Kaja Kallas during the European Council in Brussels on Thursday — AFP BRUSSELS, June 26 (AP): The heads of the European Union's 27 member nations was set to meet Thursday in Brussels to discuss tougher sanctions on Russia, ways to prevent painful new U.S. tariffs, and how to make their voices heard in the Middle East conflicts.
Most of the leaders will arrive from a brief but intense NATO summit where they pledged a big boost in defense spending, and papered over some of their differences with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will join the EU summit by videoconference, after meeting Trump on Wednesday. U.S.-led NATO downgraded Ukraine from a top priority to a side player this week, but Russia's war in Ukraine remains of paramount concern for the EU.
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