Europe urgently needs to rearm and member states must be given the fiscal space to carry out a surge in defence spending, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday after a meeting about support for Ukraine.

In an interview with The Guardian, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that Europe urgently needed to rearm. She will be proposing a plan this week. Following the London summit,

Following a leaders' meeting on Ukraine in London, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized the need for a massive surge in European defense. She stressed that lasting peace in Ukraine can only be achieved through strength.