the eu commission president outlined her plan to strengthen europe's military capability saying -- theinging new military equipment to ukraine. the president said he is focused on peace, we need our partners to be committed on that goal as well been since returning to the white house, president trump has claimed on a number of occasions the biden administration gave ukraine $350 billion in military assistance. bbc news has not been able to verify that figure. the u.s. department of defense says the amount spent on military assistance to ukraine in three years since the invasion amounts to $180 billion. president trump's move comes after that heated exchange between him and president zelenskyy and five present vance in the oval office. speaking to fox news before the military aid was pause, vice president vance said the door is open if mr. zelenskyy is willing to talk peace. suggested giving washington economic interest in the future of ukraine would serve as a security guarantee. >> if you want real security guarantees, if you want to ensure that vladimir putin does not invade ukraine

the eu commission president outlined her plan to strengthen europe's military capability saying -- theinging new military equipment to ukraine. the president said he is focused on peace, we need our partners to be committed on that goal as well been since returning to the white house, president trump has claimed on a number of occasions the biden administration gave ukraine $350 billion in military assistance. bbc news has not been able to verify that figure. the u.s. department of defense says the amount spent on military assistance to ukraine in three years since the invasion amounts to $180 billion. president trump's move comes after that heated exchange between him and president zelenskyy and five present vance in the oval office. speaking to fox news before the military aid was pause, vice president vance said the door is open if mr. zelenskyy is willing to talk peace. suggested giving washington economic interest in the future of ukraine would serve as a security guarantee. >> if you want real security guarantees, if you want to ensure that vladimir putin does not invade ukraine

the economy minister adding that we support the eu commission of working with the u.s.nd solutions. that is the latest from germany. in terms of the impact on u.s. markets and u.s. economy, joins us now. she spent digging into what these tariffs mean for the u.s. economy. great to have you with us. president trump has touted these tariffs as beneficial for america and the american consumer. what have you found looking at a sector by sector perspective into what these tariffs will actually mean for the u.s. economy? >> good morning, juliana. in one word, inflation. when you look at the u.s. economy overall, you have to make it down by each state. every state has its own economy and therefore its own trading as well as exposures that they have. for example, lending tree data which we used and worked with. the top states that are going to be impacted the most with mexico are going to be montana as well as texas, arizona and michigan and louisiana. and what we did is in terms of looking at the what. we are looking at ev batteries for tesla. looking at electrical components.

. >> just at the moment as he sort of hugs and greets the eu commission president, ursula von der leyent me bring in my colleague nic robertson, who is in brussels. nic, we've been talking about this summit all morning long. give us a sense of what zelenskyy is hoping to accomplish here with this meeting of eu leaders. >> yeah. >> i mean, i think what we're going to see in a couple of minutes, maybe less than is zelenskyy walk up the red carpet here. and perhaps what you can't see out of eyesight over there about 50 yards away from where he is now, a group of journalists, a large group of journalists, and they'll all be asking him questions. that's the expectation. this meeting, though, is being led by ursula von and antÓnio costa. you see, they're talking to zelenskyy. it's, in essence, what has happened here is von der leyen has put forward a proposal and costa, if you like, as president of the council, is hosting the 27 leaders to look at that proposal. and the proposal is about how you raise the money. ÷800 billion. they're talking about approximately to increase defense spending in

the eu commission president came out this morning and announced new measures to boost europe's defense industry. so the onus really does shift to europe, even as, by the way, ukraine continues to argue this morning correctly, that its own defense industry has increased in size dramatically since the start of the war. >> all right, clare, thank you for now. all right. still to come. serena williams prepares to take another sport by storm. we'll tell you what's next for the tennis. great. >> on twitter. >> that's a. great name. >> we invented a. >> whole. new thing. >> no one could possibly have understood where it was going. >> twitter. >> breaking the bird premieres sunday at ten on. >> cnn. >> what do. >> you got there, larry? >> time machine. >> you're going to go back. >> and see how the pyramids were. >> built or something? >> nope. elon and i want to go on vacation, so i'm going to go back to last week and buy a winning lottery ticket. >> can i come? >> only room for one. >> how am i getting home? >> sitting on my lap like last time? >> fine. but i'm bringing this. >> all right. >

we're gathered here today because this is a once the president of the european commission saying eu countrieso increase defence spending massively. why? it's basically turning ukraine into a steel porcupine - that is indigestible - for potential invaders, absolutely. and what of the north atlantic defence alliance, nato, america for so long? for so long at its heart, but now with an unpredictable president? i think it was a good meeting. it was a very good meeting because what you see is european countries stepping up, first of all, to make sure that ukraine has got would be struck. obviously, there is no deal yet. there is no ceasefire yet, but we have to prepare for that moment. those willing will intensify planning now with real urgency. europe must do the heavy lifting, but to support peace in our continent and to succeed, this effort must have strong us backing. in norfork, meeting the king. ukraine's future is the continents todayis today is a big among future, today is a big day among many big days europe an era of many big days europe in an era of war donald trump. sat down with journ

commission said that what we witnessed. >> yesterday was a. >> historic moment for. >> the eu. >> todayistory is being written. we are coming out of this european council. very determined to ensure europe's security and to act. with the scale, the speed and the resolve. >> that this situation demands. we are determined. >> to invest. >> more. >> to invest better and to invest faster together. from paris to london to. >> brussels, we have shown. >> that we are willing and. able to step up our joint efforts and to coordinate effectively. >> however. >> eu leaders could not. >> show unanimous. >> support for ukraine. >> at this summit. >> the prime minister of hungary, viktor orban, was against showing any sort of new support for. >> kyiv. >> in a letter. >> seen by cnbc. >> the prime minister of hungary made the point. >> that the. >> eu should follow the example of. >> the united states and. >> enter direct. >> conversations with russia. >> but of course, the other 26 members of the eu. >> disagree with that language. >> and last. >> we had the chance to hear from. >> the president of uk

as part of the plan, the commission would provide 150 billion euros in loans to eu governments for defenseuce costs through joint procurement. by way of comparison, the u.s., the biggest military spender in the world, has earmarked $883 billion for defense, and that is this year alone. it w would allow countries to redirect funds earmarked for cohesion programs to countries and that leveling offenses between more and less advantaged regions for defense spending. it could free up 850 billion euros, $860 billion, for defense. let's talk to a french member of parliament for president macron's party, where she sits as a member of the foreign affairs committee, also a french army officer. she is on leave from the military to serve in parliament, so she can bring as many perspectives on what is happening at the moment. good to have you with us on "the context." ukrainians are constantly saying they are sick of just nice words from europe, they need action and they need money. are they going to be satisfied about today's efforts? have they done enough, or are we guessing more words from european

those are the words of the head of the european commission at a special eu summit that's taking place today, with ukrainian president zelenskyy. now, after president trump ordered a pause on u.s. military aid to ukraine, another country is stepping up france. the french defense minister is now promising to speed up its deliveries of aid, and the french president is saying he's willing to extend protections from its nuclear arsenal to its european allies, russia. just this morning called that a direct threat. cnn's nic robertson is in brussels. joining us now. nick, there's a lot coming out of this summit already. what's the latest yeah. >> and there really is. and it really underscores the concern that europe has about its support from the united states, not just about the erosion of military support that's coming out of president trump's white house for ukraine. the europeans, when you hear the french say, we'll extend our nuclear sort of umbrella across the whole of europe. the subtext of that is they're worried the united states support for that, which is part of article five of na

the european commission has reiterated its target for all new cars and vans sold in the eu to not emitn dioxide by 2035, even as it eased rules for automakers to comply with those emission targets. commission president ursula von der leyen said the relaxation of rules would allow breathing space for automakers to comply with the rules, as she announced they would have three years instead of one to comply with emission targets. in the last few hours, stellantis has said it shares president trump's objective to build more american cars and create jobs in the country, thanking the president for the one month tariff reprieve. europe joins me now. group managing director of stellantis uk. thanks so much, sir, for being with us this morning. quite a timely interview to be having. so appreciate the time. let me kick off with the latest tariff news. we're seeing quite a strong reaction in stellantis shares, as well as some of the other european auto names. can you shed any light into the conversations that took place between stellantis and the other big automakers in the trump administration?

at the summit in brussels, eu leaders agreed unanimously that both russia and its ally belarus posed a threat. the european commission urszula von the lion said they were determined -- urszula mondo leyen said they were determined. she had this message for mr. trump. >> we all want a peaceful strength, a lasting peace, but peace from the position of strength. this is also in the interest of president trump to have a peaceful strength. and if you wants to achieve this, it is only possible with the support of the european union and its member states because preconditions have to be met. we have been the ones who have secured the economic survival of ukraine for the year 2025. we are the ones who now invest a lot in ukrainian defense industry and are providing the military capabilities that ukraine needs. anchor: ursula von der leyen at the close of the summit. our correspondent has this analysis from brussels. correspondent: we keep hearing that europe is in an historic and unprecedented moment, and at their emergency summit today, eu leaders have come up with something quite exceptional, means of producing unprecedent

eu. he he called the then president of the european commission a brutal killer, jean-claude juncker, because he was a good negotiator and he negotiated a good deal. but that's all off the table now. it's project 2025 and you see it in everything they do and everything they say. and they were just repeating kremlin lines during the meeting with zelenskyy. it was really painful to see. >> um, and when you when you watch it, you've been to ukraine many times. uh, what is your sense of what happens in ukraine now? uh, can they, can they survive? >> so the ukrainians face an existential choice. if they if they don't fight, they lose their country. probably they. meaning the leadership, the army, uh, you know, the leaders of society. but even not even just the leaders, anybody who who believes themselves to be ukrainian, who wants to speak the language, they know that if they if they give in, if they stop fighting, they will be killed. you know, they will be repressed, they'll lose their land, they'll lose their they'll lose their culture. um, and so it's not it's not it's not as if they can just

the european commissions competitive compass provides a roadmap for action and its proposal should be swiftly adopted. governments should ensure sustainable public finances in line with the eu'sal growth -enhancing structural reforms and strategy -- the teaching investment. looking now to inflation. annual inflation stood at 2.4% in february after two point 5% in january and 2.4% in december, according to euro stats. energy price inflation slowed to .2% following a strong increase to 1.9% in january, from .1% in december. by contrast, food price inflation rose to 2.7% from 2.3% in january and 2.6% in december. goods inflation ticked up to .6%, while inflation eased to 3.7% from 3.9% in january and 4% in december. most indicators of underlying inflation are pointing to a sustained return of inflation to our 2% idiom term target. domestic inflation, which closely tracks services inflation, declined in january, but it remains high as wages and some services prices are still adjusting to the past inflation surge with a substantial delay. at the same time, recent wage negotiations point to a continued moderation in labor cost pressures. the assumption of higher energy price inflat

along with the nato secretary—general, the european commission president, and of course, european council leader. they've gone in, i should say, as well as eunada has flown in, and also the foreign minister of turkey. a real moment here behind me though, the coldstream guards have gone in now. they were saluting everyone as they arrived, clicking their heels, the helicopter overhead, a real feeling of tension. the summit has released what they call a family photograph. that's all. family photograph. that�*s all. the photograph. photos of the leaders standing together. they look stern, they look nervous. i think because they are facing a new world order, with the us apparently withdrawing or threatening to withdraw from providing a security backstop, is now the time for these all these leaders on the continent of europe to step up now leading the way is sir keir starmer and emmanuel macron. sir keir starmer, of course, is hosting this event. it was planned to follow on from the one in paris, but now is much bigger given what has happened in the oval office as you referred to on fhday office as you referred to on friday night. what he wants i

well, it comes as eu commission president ursula von der leyen has rallied european leaders calling foration states to back donald trump in ending the war. >> we all want a peace through strength, a just and lasting peace, but a peace from a position of strength. and this is also in the interest of president trump to have a peace through strength. and if he wants to achieve this, it is only possible, with the support of the european union and its member states. >> six climate activists jailed for their roles in various direct action protests have had their sentences reduced at the court of appeal. a total of 16 activists, including the founder of just stop oil, roger hallam, were sentenced last year for their roles in four protests in 2022. they included climbing on gantries over the m25 and throwing soup over vincent van goghs sunflowers, painting lady chief justice baroness carr ruled that six of the 16 should have their sentences reduced, while dismissing the other appeals. >> we have decided as follows the sentences imposed in the m25 conspiracy case were quashed, and the following

president of the eu commission ursula von der leyen has rallied european leaders calling for nation stateso back donald trump and ending ukraine's war with russia. european leaders met in brussels yesterday as eu nations were encouraged to boost defence spending following ongoing pressure from the us president. this is what ursula von der leyen had to say. >> we all want a peace through strength, a just and lasting peace, but a peace from a position of strength. and this is also in the interest of president trump to have a peace through strength. and if he wants to achieve this, it is only possible, with the support of the european union and its member states. >> well, the us president, donald trump, has insisted that the us will not defend nato allies who refuse to increase their spending, as peace talks between the us and ukraine are set to take place in saudi arabia next week. >> well, i've said that to them. i said, if you're not going to pay, i said, if you're not going to pay, we're not going to defend. i said that seven years ago. and because of that, they paid hundreds of billions

so far, ursula von der leyen and the european commission president, she spoke to journalists, talked about a meeting on thursday of the european council of eurward increased defence spending. same with the european council president. he also spoke to us costa, but otherwise we're waiting to see what what these leaders say to their domestic audiences because the people are paying for this will be their taxpayers in their own countries. many countries have stretched budgets. germany can is having is in a bit of a, of a, of a, of a slough of despond in terms of their economy, how can they afford it? lots of countries will be having difficult conversations with their own electorates about how to fund this. and as you say, with, with ukraine, we're giving them more missiles to protect them. what about our troops? but of course, the question of the war question was one which was raised earlier to sir keir starmer. and he says he wants to preserve the peace. but as sir keir starmer left the conference here, i shouted out some personal questions about the timeliness of what is announced. >> chris billam—smith chris billam—smith. >> prime minister.