Ukraine

 CNN - European leaders are meeting at a special summit today as the Trump administration pulls critical support for Ukraine. This week, the US president suspended military shipments to Kyiv following his heated Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The biggest challenge for Ukrainian troops is the potential loss of the US-made Patriot air defense systems, which are currently irreplaceable and help protect Ukraine against Russia's powerful ballistic missiles. French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said his country needs to be ready for the US to not "remain by our side" in the Ukraine-Russia war, adding that France needs to "do more" to strengthen its own "independence in matters of defense and security."

NPR - “You can really feel the worry here in a way I haven’t seen since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine started three years ago,” NPR’s Teri Schultz says from Brussels. She says this is due to the rapid deterioration of relations between the Trump administration and Ukraine. European leaders are expected to find a way to move forward with a new package of proposals on how to come up with 800 billion euros in defense spending.