U.S. troops would come in large, cohesive, corps-sized units with a unified command and control tighter even than NATO joint command.”

"Worried" European foreign ministers said on Monday the region had entered a new era with U.S. President Donald Trump's stunning reversal of decades of U.S. foreign policy, but that they still hoped the relationship with Washington could endure.

The EU promised on Monday to enforce its digital rules and to defend its laws "decisively" if necessary, after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap tariffs on countries that levy digital taxes on US tech firms.

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said unjustified tariffs would prompt "proportionate and decisive countermeasures", echoing her vow on Tuesday of a "firm and proportionate" response to Trump's decision to impose tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports.

The European Commission on Friday vowed to respond to Trump's proposed "reciprocal" tariffs with "firm and immediate action."

The European Commission is investigating whether to tighten its current system of quotas on steel imports to protect EU producers from new tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose on incoming steel and aluminium on March 12.

Ukraine offers mineral deal to US as olive branch to Donald Trump - Hopes raised of commercial deal as Macron meets president for talks on peace and European security

Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, has stood out among European leaders as an outspoken critic of the Trump administration and Elon Musk.

Mr Zelensky, posting on X, said: "Every day, our people stand against aerial terror. On the eve of the third anniversary of the full-scale war, Russia launched 267 attack drones against Ukraine – the largest attack since Iranian drones began striking Ukrainian cities and villages.