Headlines in European newspapers were on Tuesday dominated by the emergency meeting of leaders in Paris after a week in which the US sidelined Europe and Ukraine from ceasefire negotiations and made it plain the US should not be relied upon for the region’s security.
The Times splashed on “Ukraine needs US safety pledges, PM to tell Trump” and reported that Starmer was to say it is “time for Europe to step up on defence as part of peace deal”.
The Daily Telegraph led with “Germany rejects PM’s Ukraine peace plan” and wrote that “Scholz leaves leaders’ meeting early as splits emerge over deploying European troops”.
In Spain, El Mundo headlined its main story “The European ‘urgency’ on military spending traps Sánchez”, reporting that the Spanish prime minister “admits that ‘European security’ is at stake but avoids setting a date for the investment of 2% of GDP”.
European headlines reflect the response to the diplomatic shockwaves sent by the US and splits among leaders on defence spending and how the war in Ukraine should end.
