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‘Watershed moment’: EU leaders agree plan for huge rise in defence spending

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EU leaders agree on a massive increase to defence spending amid drive to shore up support for Ukraine .

It comes after Donald Trump halted US military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine .

Hungary 's prime minister fails to endorse an EU statement on Ukraine pushing back against Trump ’s Russia -friendly negotiating stance.

Commission said its plan is worth 800bn , including a 150bn loan scheme secured against unused funds in the EU budget.

Some of the money could be used by EU countries to finance military aid for Ukraine .

Pressure is growing on all countries to increase national defence budgets, especially Nato members.

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