BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union cannot rely on the United States to defend it and must increase military spending and security preparedness to help Ukraine and deter Russia from targeting any more of its neighbors, top EU officials warned on Wednesday.

President Trump told security agencies to develop plans to make public all documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Trump's order fulfills another campaign pledge to declassify government files related to John F. Kennedy's assassination.

Congress passed a law in 1992 requiring the documents surrounding President Kennedy's assassination to be released by 2017. Though, the release has been held up by national security concerns.

United States President Donald Trump is right when it comes to Europe's responsibility to significantly boost its own defense spending, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday in the European Parliament. "If Europe is to survive, it needs to be armed," he said.

The European Union must arm itself to “survive” in an increasingly uncertain global order, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, calling on the bloc to help member nations finance a build up in defense spending.

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks with the media prior to a group photo at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

US President Donald Trump lashed out at the European Union on Thursday during his first major speech to a global audience since starting his second term in the White House, reinforcing worries in Brussels about the future of EU-US relations.

President Trump’s executive order required the release of classified documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. Mr. Trump promised during his reelection campaign to declassify the documents.

In a speech before the European Parliament, Donald Tusk called for a major boost in Europe's defence spending and a "critical review" of the Green Deal. #EuropeNews

President-elect Donald Trump made a bold pledge to release a trove of long-hidden government files regarding the assassinations of prominent figures like President John F Kennedy, his brother ...