BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union cannot rely on the United States to defend it and must increase military spending and security preparedness to help Ukraine and deter Russia from targeting any more of its neighbors, top EU officials warned on Wednesday.

United States President Donald Trump is right when it comes to Europe's responsibility to significantly boost its own defense spending, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday in the European Parliament. "If Europe is to survive, it needs to be armed," he said.

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The European Union must arm itself to survive in an increasingly uncertain world order. Military spending should be radically increased, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. “If Europe wants to survive,

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged EU countries on Wednesday to significantly boost defence spending in line with targets laid out by US President Donald Trump, saying the bloc's survival depended on it.

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks with the media prior to a group photo at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)