EU leaders brief likeminded allies after defence summit [Video]

EU chiefs briefed several NATO partners, including Britain, Canada and Turkey, on Friday about the outcome of a meeting on defence of the bloc’s leaders in Brussels a day earlier.

Shaken by the prospect of US disengagement from the continent’s security, European Union leaders agreed to boost the 27-country union’s defences against the perceived threat from Russia.

Following the crisis talks, EU chiefs Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen spoke via video call with the leaders of Britain, Turkey, Canada, Norway and Iceland.

“Our cooperation with likeminded NATO partners is vital for international security. For Ukraine. For stepping up our joint efforts on defence,” Costa, who heads the body representing EU member states.

“Together with our partners in Europe, across the Atlantic, and beyond, we need to work to support Ukraine and ensure a just and lasting peace,” he said, in a social media post.

On Friday, UK Prime …