EU seeks €70 billion from allies to support Ukraine
The EU is seeking €70 billion from international partners to help sustain Ukraine as Washington’s continued support for Kyiv becomes increasingly uncertain. Brussels hopes Canada, Britain and Japan will contribute to the funding effort, potentially as part of broader negotiations over closer trade and defense ties. The discussions underline Europe’s attempt to build a wider coalition capable of sharing the financial burden if US assistance becomes less reliable.
The program also examines the political direction of the European Union through the sharply contrasting agenda of Alice Weidel. The leader of Germany’s far-right AfD is visiting Strasbourg to present her vision for a radically different EU, bringing the party’s proposals directly to the center of European parliamentary politics.
A third segment focuses on the growing difficulty of distinguishing AI-generated impersonations from authentic recordings. As deepfakes of people’s faces and voices become increasingly convincing, members of the European Parliament are pressing for new protections and raising the fundamental question of who should control an individual’s likeness and voice in the age of artificial intelligence.
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