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Europe must 'step up' as US halts some arms to Ukraine, EU chief says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at Aarhus University during the official opening of Denmarks EU presidency on July 3, 2025. © Mikkel Berg Pedersen / Ritzau Scanpix/AFP

Aarhus (AFP) – Europe must beef up aid to Ukraine following Washington's decision to pause some weapons shipments, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday, as Denmark vowed to use its EU presidency to push for Ukraine's EU accession.

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky was invited to attend the official start of Denmark's six-month turn at the rotating EU helm, which comes as the United States announced it would stop supplying some weapons to Ukraine.

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