European Union leaders gather on Monday to discuss how to bolster the continent's defences against Russia and how to handle U.S. President Donald Trump after his decision to impose tariffs on goods from Canada,

European Union leaders on Monday agreed to intensify efforts to bolster their defences against Russia and other threats by hiking spending and filling

Like traders in a souk, politicians keep tossing out new spending targets: 2%, 3% or even 5%. The decisive factor, however, is how much is needed to defend against Russia. For the first time in decades,