EU lawmakers warn Europe can no longer rely on US

EU lawmakers urged Europe to "double down" on strengthening its defences and supporting Ukraine.

"Europe can no longer fully rely on the United States to defend our shared values and interests, including continued support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity," said a statement from the European People's Party, Socialists and Democrats, Renew and Greens, Barron’s reports. 

"We must face this new reality and double down on our joint European effort in defence of Ukraine and European security as a whole by establishing a credible and strong deterrence against any aggression."

The call for action came after top US officials met Russian negotiators in Saudi Arabia to lay the ground for talks on ending the war in Ukraine.