From left, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Latvia's Prime Minis

The $860 billion “ReArm Europe Plan” faces opposition, however, from Hungary, which argues the effort to continue arming Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders could bankrupt the EU. Several European defense stocks have recorded huge gains in recent weeks,

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a staunch supporter of Trump and considered to be Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest ally in Europe, refused to endorse part of the summit statement in favor of Ukraine and claims that it is the European Union who isolated itself,

The military agreement includes the relaxation of fiscal rules as well as the instrument of 150,000 million euros in loans, which, in both cases, are the basis of Von der Leyen's proposal. The 27 EU countries have approved the historic Defense plan,

Following Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s announcement that a nationwide poll is to be held on Ukraine’s EU membership, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has been wondering how the rest of the EU would vote on Hungary’s EU membership.

Hungary and the United States will agree on an economic cooperation package that will help the Hungarian economy and could offset the effect of possible U.S. tariffs, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday.

Ricardo Ruiz de la Serna, visiting researcher at the Center for Fundamental Rights (CFR) Madrid office, says it is time for Spain and countries in a similar situation to follow Hungary's lead in supporting their nation's families rather than encouraging immigration.

Donald Trump is considering removing US troops from Germany and redeploying them to Eastern Europe, it has been reported. The US President is contemplating the withdrawal of 35,000 military personnel stationed in Germany, a move likely to further strain relations between the US and Europe.

European Union leaders are trumpeting their endorsement of a plan to free up hundreds of billions of euros to inject into their defense budgets

European leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss how to support Ukraine and fend more for themselves on defense.

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.