European leaders pledge to continue support for Kyiv despite differences

European leaders vowed continued support for Ukraine despite their outrage against the administration of US President Donald Trump for discarding its allies in the ongoing peace talks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

European Council President Antonio Costa announced on Thursday that he will go to Kyiv on Monday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to reaffirm the EU's support. Monday marks the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

European leaders were shocked after US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels on Feb 12 that US troops won't be deployed in Ukraine for peacekeeping while soldiers from NATO's European member states there won't be covered by Article 5, which stipulates that an attack on any member is an attack on the whole alliance.