European leaders want to build on President Trump’s sanctions on Russia with new commitments of financial and military support for Kyiv.

European Union leaders have endorsed a plan to ensure that Europe can defend itself against an outside attack by the end of the decade.

European Union countries should use funds from its €150 billion ($174 billion) investment plan for the bloc’s defense industry to help Ukraine, according to Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius.

Russia’s long-range capabilities are greater than Ukraine’s. Between October 16 and 22, Russia launched 859 drones and 77 missiles into the beleaguered country. Ukraine intercepted three-quarters of the drones but fewer than half the missiles, many of which were ballistic.

Ukraine was too poor, too agrarian and too oligarch-ridden to be a credible member of the EU. In any case the doors of the club seemed bolted shut. Somewhat more credible aspirants, including six in the western Balkans,

New NATO member Sweden has said it is willing to sell Ukraine up to 150 of its most advanced fighter jets, the first offer from a member of the alliance to supply significant numbers of jets to Kyiv,

European democracy and rule of law are at risk, the general says, so Europe must give Ukraine whatever it can to pressure Moscow, even if Trump does not.