EU special Ukraine summit on March 6 |

BRUSSELS:

European Union leaders will hold a special summit on the Ukraine war on March 6 as US President Donald Trump makes overtures to Moscow over their heads, a top official announced Sunday. “We are living a defining moment for Ukraine and European security,” said Antonio Costa, who as head of the European Council organises the 27-nation body’s meetings, as he announced the date of the “special” summit in a post on X.

Costa said his talks with European leaders had highlighted “a shared commitment to meet those challenges at EU level: strengthening European defence and contributing decisively to peace on our continent and long-term security of Ukraine.”

European leaders have been shaken by Trump’s overtures to Russia to end the three-year-old invasion and improve relations between the two powers. Many fear a deal to end the war could be made without European or Ukrainian involvement.