The defence ministers of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Poland met in Paris on Wednesday, promising concrete steps to boost European defence and provide security guarantees for Ukraine as Washington pursues rapprochement with Moscow.

Defence ministers from five EU countries gathered in Paris on Wednesday 12 March and pledged to take concrete steps to strengthen European defence and provide security guarantees to Ukraine. Source: Reuters,

The defence ministers of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Poland met in Paris on Wednesday, vowing to take concrete steps to strengthen European

European Union finance ministers were discussing on Tuesday how to spend more on defence without breaking EU rules and upsetting markets, with focus on boosting growth and excluding military investment from EU rules that trigger disciplinary steps.