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,

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.

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.