EU member states agreed to unlock what could amount to an unprecedented 800 billion euros ($867 billion) for defense spending amid mounting signs the U.S. is no longer a reliable ally, and the defense of Ukraine is falling squarely on their shoulders.

Trump believes Saudi Arabia is best placed to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table. He told reporters last night that both sides want a deal because they have no choice. This was the largest-scale Russian attack involving ships based in the Black Sea since the start of the year, Ukrainian navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk says.

But, in their view, they do increase pressure on Ukraine to accept whatever peace deal Trump will ultimately make with Putin. Trump’s manoeuvring poses not only a threat to Ukraine, but the rest of Europe too.

European countries are uncertain about how to bring an end to the three-year Russia-Ukraine war, President Donald Trump said on Thursday. Taking questions at the Oval Office of the White House, the President reiterated his warning that the war could “end in World War III if we don’t settle.