The estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine's economy after Russia's invasion has risen to $524 billion, nearly three times its expected 2024 economic output, the World Bank, United Nations, European Commission and the Ukrainian government found.

Without American soldiers for “a human trip wire,” President von der Leyen of the European Commission called Sunday on the leaders of the continent’s largest nations to turn “Ukraine into a steel porcupine that is indigestible for potential invaders.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, greets U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Feb. 18,

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, welcomes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to the European leaders' summit to discuss Ukraine, at Lancaster House, London, Sunday March 2,

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Europe urgently needs to rearm and members must be given the fiscal space for a surge in defence spending. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted European leaders,

Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Latvia's President Edgars Rinkevics and Lithuania's President Gitanas

European leaders visit Kyiv as questions swirl over future of US backing for Ukraine under President Donald Trump.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were among leaders arriving in Kyiv on Monday (February 24) as Ukraine marks the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country.