European leaders have vowed to rearm the continent at historic emergency talks held after the United States threatened to rip up 80 years of security guarantees over the trajectory of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The European Commission proposed on Friday making it easier to hunt wolves in Europe, citing their growing number and the threat they pose to livestock as reasons for downgrading the animals' protection status.

Stalked by war, stunned by surging extremist parties and sapped by deindustrialization, Europeans are now panic-stricken at an American president determined to make Russia great again — and sacrificing the 80-year-old transatlantic alliance in the bargain.

European Union leaders committed to working together to bolster the continent’s defenses and to free up hundreds of billions of euros for security.

European leaders agreed to surge defense spending and voiced near-unanimous support for Ukraine at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday, as the continent attempts once again to grasp control of negotiations over the war in Ukraine.

At a meeting in Brussels yesterday, leaders of the E.U.’s 27 countries discussed how to bolster both the continent’s defenses and its support for Ukraine. Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, called it a “watershed moment.”

Prioritizing funding for AI research and startups is essential. The European Commission has set a target of 20 billion euros in annual AI investment, but this goal requires significant private-sector participation.

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

The European Commission’s president unveiled a sweeping plan to help Ukraine and boost defense spending, but it won’t be easy.

The European Union's energy security is still reliant on Russian oil and gas. It's time we solidify our partnership with the United States with LNG at its core.

"Europe faces a clear and present danger," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a post to X as Zelenskyy arrived.