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EU Leaders Unite for €150 Billion Defense Against Russia

3/21/2025

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EU leaders, led by Poland's PM Donald Tusk, are uniting to bolster defenses against Russian aggression through the Eastern Shield initiative. With a bold goal of achieving full military capabilities by 2030 and a proposed €150 billion in loans, tensions simmer as divisions over defense spending and strategy, particularly from Hungary, threaten to undermine their efforts.

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EU leaders, led by Poland's PM Donald Tusk, are uniting to bolster defenses against Russian aggression through the Eastern Shield initiative. With a bold goal of achieving full military capabilities by 2030 and a proposed €150 billion in loans, tensions simmer as divisions over defense spending and strategy, particularly from Hungary, threaten to undermine their efforts.