EU's von der Leyen proposes €800 billion defense plan

Putin the Terrible will not be amused!

Bravo President Trump! For too many decades Western Europe has been sort of a free rider behind the American defense shield.

"... The announcement comes after Washington suspended all military aid to Ukraine, days after US President Donald Trump clashed with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Oval Office.

Von der Leyen had suggested the rearmament plan after emerging from the closed-door meeting on Ukraine at Lancaster House in London over the weekend. ..."

EU's von der Leyen proposes €800 billion defense plan – DW – 03/04/2025 "The European Commission president says increasing defense spending is necessary in "an era of rearmament." A European summit on defense and Ukraine is planned this week amid tense transatlantic relations."