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in the last hour the european commission president ursula vonda line has been talking about a new planmilitary and help ukraine in the process. >> we are in an era of rearmament. and europe is ready to massively boost its defense spending. both to respond to the short-term urgency to act and to support ukraine, but also to address the long-term need to take on more responsibility for our own european security. rajini: lots of reaction coming into the news of america suspending military aid to ukraine. we've also heard from the british government now. the deputy prime minister appearing on the bbc's today program speaking to -- this was her reaction, let's have a listen. >> we are focused on support for ukraine, bringing the u.s. around the table alongside our european partners. we've put more money where our mouth is and stepped up our support for ukraine through air defense, through military capabilities and through military aid and the prime minister will not conduct that on open airwaves. he will continue to do that. which is to bring about that. the u.s. have said consistently that

in the last hour the european commission president ursula vonda line has been talking about a new planmilitary and help ukraine in the process. >> we are in an era of rearmament. and europe is ready to massively boost its defense spending. both to respond to the short-term urgency to act and to support ukraine, but also to address the long-term need to take on more responsibility for our own european security. rajini: lots of reaction coming into the news of america suspending military aid to ukraine. we've also heard from the british government now. the deputy prime minister appearing on the bbc's today program speaking to -- this was her reaction, let's have a listen. >> we are focused on support for ukraine, bringing the u.s. around the table alongside our european partners. we've put more money where our mouth is and stepped up our support for ukraine through air defense, through military capabilities and through military aid and the prime minister will not conduct that on open airwaves. he will continue to do that. which is to bring about that. the u.s. have said consistently that

this meeting, though, is being led by ursula von and antÓnio costa.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 europe. and of course, the reason they're doing that is because there are shortfalls for ukraine. and also europe is now really concerned that the u.s. is not going to step up and provide the security backing that traditionally it did. so there's a lot of pressure on this meeting. and while, you know, this sort of red carpet pre-conversation is underway, i think it gives you a sense that nothing here is sort of as it would be previous in the eu, where everyone waited to get in the room and have and have a meeting and have a discussion. there are events and conversations that will have happened. while zelenskyy has been in transit sinc

commission president ursula von der leyen says the continent is stepping up.istory 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 the situation demands. >> germany's dax pulling back from record highs. >> after industrial. >> orders come in way short of expectations. >> the ecb's. >> mario centeno sounds the alarm on the. >> potential impact. >> of tariffs. >> as the bank cuts by another 25. >> basis points. >> tariffs are a tax. >> they are. >> a tax on both consumption and production. and we do know that taxes have. >> a very clear. >> impact on the economy. no one will end up gaining. >> and nonfarm payrolls. >> are. >> expected to. >> tick higher today. >> as traders. >> bet whether they'll get a repeat of. wednesday's shock adp miss. a very. >> warm welcome. >> to the program. our top story. >> this morning once again tariffs. us president trump. has again backtracked on. >> his trade. tariff strategy. >> announcing a

anchor: ursula von der leyen at the close of the summit.spondent 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 unprecedented amounts of funds for defense spending, and that includes germany, which is normally so debt shy, pushing for the bloc to take on more debt. all of this with the view of europe becoming less reliant on the united states for its defense, which it has been since the second world war. what has not been the aim of the meeting is to thumb their nose at washington and say we don't need you anymore, neither in ukraine or in europe. what they have been hoping is by showing they will take more responsibility for their own defense, they can persuade donald trump to keep the capabilities in place in europe that they so really need. anchor: those meetings in europe are being followed closely in washington. our north american correspondent merlin

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speaking head of the summit, ursula thunder line, the commission present, made it clear just how important this moment is for ukraine and for europe. this is a watershed moment for year old and ukraine as part of our european family. it's also water shaped moment for ukraine. europe faces a clear and present danger. and therefore, europe has to be able to protect itself to defend itself. as we have to put ukraine in a position to protect itself and to push for loss thing and just piece by phone there. anyway, earlier i spoke about this with the w as brussels bureau chief alexander from now when i asked her, what's at stake for europe and ukraine. well, the stakes are incredibly high. i would say there is no doubt about that. terry, and we've heard from many, you appear need leaders stressing exactly dads with lisa and yes, presidents nosy does saying that this is the moment for that. you are p and you're going to decide whether they are a global play or for just a clump of discussions at the polish crime. and as to task told us today that there is actually no room for failure when you cons

in my opinion, the european commissioner ahead ursula bundle lion is calling for re armaments with a lot of billions being borrowed for that's what, what a point is she trying to make? i mean, this is surely she knows reality and, but it's is just purchase the going at this point as well. i think they do intend to do that. they have uh, have the message from washington that the us is not a reliable uh, partner uh, within nato and may even one day leave nato and show they tend to form uh, an a tool. uh, but the public in the european countries demand to eat. and the states almost done it, they across western europe is such that it's a very debatable point. whether the public opinion will allow these fast increases in public expenditure on weapons in preparation for war with the a russia that the ordinary man and woman industry does not recognize as a, as any kind of threat or enemy of their. so i think the intention is that of on the land who is elected by nobody, of course, and answerable to nobody in democratic terms, is telling the truth when she says they do hold in 10, she says,

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john ursula of under lion has warned that a clear and present danger in europe. what exactly is the threat that she's referring to and, and what's the evidence for it or? well, i dismiss this completely, i think that this is ridiculous. the practice is referring to is the threats of an alleged or most imagined russian invasion of, of the nato europe itself, in other words, beyond ukraine. and i think that's crazy on all kinds of levels. and see what she is doing. it's the same as my chrome. what they're doing is they using this crisis, which they all by the way. i agree, basically in order to build up, as you've said in your report. so an 800000000000 euro fund for defense for the young's industry. and that by 2 creates once and through a european power structure and they'll tell them as see, says, federal european power structure. that's what my quote once that's what he's wanted up. as soon as he was elected, and that so basically what was left on the line once. so they simply using this for their own internal political ends on it. and we'll have to see if they

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ursula von der leyen wrote, your dignity honors the bravery of the ukrainian people.k's top diplomat wrote, it's clear the free world needs a new leader. french president emmanuel macron. >> we have to thank all those who have helped and respect all those who from the beginning have done the fighting because they are fighting for their dignity, independence, children and the security of europe. >> complete, utter disaster. >> at the white house, lindsey graham said diplomacy with zelenskyy was all but dead. >> i talked to him this morning, do not take the bait. what i saw in the oval office was disrespectful and i don't know if we can ever do business with zelenskyy again. >> president trump repeated the message saying that zelenskyy wanted to come back to the white house tonight but that the president was leaving for mar-a-lago. present said to restart u.s.-ukrainian talks, zelenskyy would have to say i don't want to fight a war any longer. right now it's not clear how or if u.s. support for ukraine will continue. geoff: what are european leaders telling you about ho

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ursula von der leyen, the european commission president, saying that on the 6th of march this week, european leaders will get together and lay out a new defense architecture and plan going forward. so significant steps being made and the importance underscored of doing this with the united states, when precisely to get president trump engaged again, that not entirely clear. nic robertson, cnn, london. >> and here at home, president trump's america first agenda will take center stage this week as he delivers his first address to a joint session of congress since his november election victory. cnn senior white house producer betsy klein is in west palm beach, and cnn correspondent arlette saenz is in washington. hello to both of you. betsy. you first. the fight to secure the border. that oval office clash with president zelenskyy and the slashing of the federal workforce that is upending washington and beyond. all of those issues likely to be in this address. >> that's exactly right, fredricka. i think we can expect president trump to take a victory lap for his first six weeks in office, and t

and an important message as well, coming at this summit from ursula von der leyen, the european commission president, saying that in just a couple of days, on the 6th of march this week, european leaders would gather and lay out a comprehensive plan on how to rearm europe. that is something president trump has been looking for europeans to do to step up their defense spending. so the europeans appearing to come together on a plan for that as well. nic robertson, cnn, london. >> david sanger is a cnn political and national security analyst and author of new cold wars china's rise, russia's invasion, and america's struggle to defend the west. he joins me now from los angeles. appreciate you being with us. >> great to be with you, rosemary. >> so europe is stepping up in the wake of that explosive exchange between the u.s. president and his ukrainian counterpart on friday. but european leaders are keeping the u.s. involved, with france and the uk proposing a monthon truce and a peace plan that will be presented to the u.s. where do you see all of this going from here? >> well, it's. >> a nice

. >> the head of the eu, ursula von der leyen. she's a very strong diplomat. she comes from germany. germany will be really important. she is german. germany will be really important and i think the. eu is actually ready. they are really worried, the members of the eu. but you have to bring the uk in as well, maybe bring the uk back into the eu. so i think there is potential leadership, michael, but i don't know. they'll have to decide for themselves. >> all right. >> evelyn farkas, thank you so much. barbara comstock, please stay with us next hour. john bolton, donald trump's national security adviser during his first term, is calling on secretary of state marco rubio to resign over the oval office debacle. he will join the conversation. but first, elon musk, doge, is sending a new email to federal workers demanding they explain what they did this past week. write it down, folks. you're watching the down, folks. you're watching the weekend. (man) got one more antoine. (vo) with usps ground advantage, it's like you're with us every step of the way. ♪ (man) coo

as ursula von der leyen, the european commission president, said. europe faces a clear and present danger, right? that means something. that's what's going around here right now. >> yeah, it is remarkable to to sort of you talking to these diplomats, worrying about the u.s. not being by their side the longest, one of their longest allies. nic robertson, thank you so much for your great reporting there in brussels. kate. >> president trump backing off some of his tariffs, at least for a moment, on canada and mexico. so what does a one month exemption for automakers mean for. well, automakers and for consumers. we've got more on that and breaking overnight. 15 people are injured when south korean fighter jets accidentally bombed civilian homes during a live fire drill. and american farmers left in the lurch after president trump dismantled dismantles usaid they want you to show them on paper how you're good for that operating loan and how you're going to pay it back. >> i can't pay it back with $8 beans and $6 beans and $3 corn. >> when it. >> comes t

let's take the head of the eu, ursula von der leyen, saying at this summit today that this is a watershedpe and that there is a clear and present danger. this, of course, following french president macron's address last night in which he talked about the threat from russia in this idea that they hope the united states stays on side but have to be ready if the united states does switch sides. and so this has prompted discussions today about, for example, extending the french nuclear shield. they are the ones with an independent nuclear deterrence separate from the united states. and so this speaks to concern about a potential total us withdrawal from european, from security from the entire space. and, and again underscores how much of a real threat they see in russia. we're seeing other discussions as well on the more conventional fronts. 20 nations now joining the discussions on keir starmers so-called coalition of the willing for potential boots on the ground in ukraine as part of a potential peace deal. the hope is that this will be presented eventually to washington, to donald trump, t

the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, calling this a watershed moment for the continent. but the european bloc is also talking about how to support ukraine in a more immediate way. president zelenskyy, in a post welcomed europe's plans to rearm. urged them to allocate funds to produce arms in ukraine as well. here's what he said about the very warm reception today. >> you made a strong signal to ukraine and people, to ukrainian warriors, to civilians, to all our families, and it is great that we are not alone. we feel it and we know it. thank you so much for everything. >> poland's president andrzej duda urging nato members to immediately hike defense budgets to at least 3% of gdp, saying if they don't, the russian president, vladimir putin, may decide to attack another country. and just one other bit of information coming out of these meetings today, france's top intelligence chief said today that france will continue providing military intelligence to ukraine, and the government is also looking at how to accelerate various french aid packages to make up for the u.s. su

and by the way, one of the strongest figures supporting ukraine is the head of the european union, ursula von der leyen, former defense minister of germany. the europeans just yesterday committed to over $900 billion of defense spending. i think the light is going on not only in brussels but across the continent, that they need to be prepared to go it alone. if the united states continues down this reckless and dangerous course of walking away from ukraine. >> admiral sirvydis, nice to see you this morning. thanks so much for being with us. okay. >> so mardi gras celebrations in new orleans are coming up, and the city has ramped up its security ahead of all of the festivities. mardi gras this year is taking place just weeks after that deadly new year's attack on bourbon street that killed 14 people. so there will be local, state and federal law enforcement all on the ground this time to help ensure that the thousands of people expected to attend are kept safe. cnn's lee waldman is live in new orleans ahead of all of this. and, lee, what are you learning? one. fantastic. two. what are you

ursula von der leyen left the meeting and said we need to talk about security agreements now to givene an upper hand at the negotiating table. when it comes to the security agreement, europe and the united states are not aligned. lisa: that said, where is the leverage? any deal needs a u.s.-backed stop. on the flipside, europe, at least the u.k. and france, trying to put together a deal with ukraine to give to put in themselves so they can bypass the united states. it is a really interesting dance. i am curious how this ends up and what it means for u.s. membership in nato. very interesting moment between the cross atlantic relationship. annmarie: i would say two things on nato. trump has not changed his position, and have seen other presidents, like president obama and president biden talking about the fact europe needs to do more. they outsourced their defense to the united states and need to do more. now, trump will push it even more. before the election, 5%, they want to see that spending when it comes to gdp. but there's a fantastic quote -- let's stop the gossiping about what u

think there was a component in the messaging today coming from the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, and she said on the 6th of march that this week there will be a european leaders meeting where they will lay out a comprehensive plan on how to rearm europe. i think this is the message coming from europe, listening to what president trump has spoken about, the need for europe to galvanize and step up. this is them saying we're doing it. we're in the process of doing it, and there will be a coordinated coordination communication about that coming from the french with the british and the ukrainians. >> mhm. and then just looking at the photo op where they were all standing, you know, on those steps in alliance with zelenskyy, what kind of reception did he receive. i mean i'm seeing some hugs right now. and also handshakes. >> yeah it was really fascinating again yesterday zelenskyy got this big hug from the british prime minister walking down downing street to give him a hug. and today i really noticed, you know, we were standing there as all the leaders were going in an

the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, calling this a watershed moment for the continentdent andrzej duda urging nato members as well to immediately hike defense budgets to at least 3% of gdp, saying if the whole of nato, of the nato alliance does not increase defense spending, he said putin may decide to attack another country. french president emmanuel macron saying european countries will also combine resources to buy and produce some of the most advanced and modern munitions, tanks, weapons and equipment, and also floating the idea that france's nuclear arsenal could be used as a deterrent to protect the continent from russian threats. that message was welcomed by poland and the baltic states today. moscow has responded to it, calling it extremely confrontational. in the more immediate future. france's top intelligence chief said today that france will continue providing military intelligence to ukraine, and the government is also looking at how to accelerate various french aid packages to make up for the u.s. suspension of military aid. just in the past few minutes.

ursula von der leyen saying we are in an era of rearmament. that is a bit of be careful what you wish for. we were speaking with bob michele who said this was the peak in dollar exceptionalism. you wonder if that will come on the heels of money being socked away from the united states and various forms and put toward a renewed dynamism of fiscal speng in europe. that is notable and not just europe. it's also china. europe is being pushed into it by the policies of donald trump. annmarie: for decades we have seen the u.s. administration tell europe you need to spend more. i love this quote from the polish prime minister as he enters into the emergency summit. "i am convinced this is the turning point where europe understood where responsibly rests on it." this is the point where europe follows through with all the rhetoric? jonathan: plenty of coverage throughout the morning. we need to talk about the trade story as well. justin trudeau is not open to lifting retaliatory tariffs unless all u.s. tariffs are lifted. the mexican president will lik

dear ursula and our and all our european leaders, first of all.ing of the. >> hold on. now, wait a minute. at least one of those was an. >> ice cream. >> cone, i think. >> wow. >> jimmy kimmel's take on that moment with president zelensky at the eu headquarters in brussels, u.s. and ukraine officials are set to meet in saudi arabia next week to discuss peace plans on how to end the war with russia. what will come out of those talks? considering vladimir put

i'll just make one final point here that the president of european commission, ursula von der leyen,s expected to publish a letter early this week. one official suggested that could happen as early as today. exactly. giving the leaders a bit of a roadmap in terms of how they can spend more on defense as well. >> i think looking at the summit in london, there was a question going into it whether the message coming out would be one of, you know, condemning the events in the oval office on friday. that wasn't the message. starmer came out very clearly saying that the europeans want to work with the united states, and the europeans are working on the basis that they're going to ramp up defense spending in order to appease the us request for more or demand really for more support. and the europeans are essentially saying we continue to need your backing from the us. and what do you make of that? the europeans are moving forward to essentially spend more so that the us doesn't walk away. >> they do not want the us to walk away. they realize that they needed the us in order, not just, you k

and then, of course, the people of europe, the leaders of europe, ursula von der leyen, having the strongest words of support, talk about that. and what does it mean long term for the united states, long term for europe, long term for ukraine? >> look, trump. >> sees ukraine not as an ally, not as. >> a. >> courageous leader. >> he sees zelensky. >> as a supplicant. >> he sees. >> him as weak. >> and america. >> gets to make the rules. no. >> no different. >> in that regard. >> than the way. >> he'd see the panamanian leader. >> or the danish leader, or the mexican. >> leader or the canadian leader. >> these are people that have to come to him and who have to jump. >> when he says jump. >> and the fact that the ukrainians have. >> fought for three years. >> is irrelevant. >> from trump's perspective. >> he wants. >> to end. >> the war. >> that is. >> the priority. it's the only priority. >> and why is he calling zelensky? why is he calling the victim the tyrant and the dictator and calling the invader, refusing to call the invader the invader? >> he wants to. >> do a deal with putin. he's ma

brussels, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy met with the president of the european commission, ursula >> to. >> the leaders, the rearm europe plan. the rearm europe. plan provides up to 800 billion for defense investment. it gives the member states fiscal space to invest in defense. it gives the member states possibility to invest in the ukrainian defense industry, or to procure military capabilities that go right away to ukraine. >> you made a. >> strong signal. >> to ukraine and people, to. ukrainian warriors, to civilians, to all our families. and it is great that we are not alone. >> we feel it. >> and we know it. thank you so much for everything. >> and your latest column for the new york times has this headline, putin is ready to carve up the world. trump just handed him the knife. it reads in part this what happens to ukraine now before zelensky's visit to washington. the best case scenario was for russia to agree to a ceasefire in exchange for the roughly 20% of ukrainian territory that it currently occupies. that would leave millions of ukrainian citizens, those who live in t