Brussels goes looking for billions to fund Ukraine

With Washington's support for Kyiv increasingly uncertain, Brussels is looking to its allies to help keep Ukraine afloat. The price tag: €70 billion.

On today's show, Zoya Sheftalovich and Kathryn Carlson discuss how the EU hopes to persuade Canada, Britain and Japan to help foot the bill — and whether closer trade and defense ties could be part of the bargain.

Then, Germany's far-right AfD leader Alice Weidel is in Strasbourg to present her vision for a radically different European Union.

And who owns your face and voice in the age of AI? As deepfakes become increasingly convincing, MEPs are pushing for new protections.

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Articles mentioned in this episode:

• “AfD’s Alice Weidel to unveil plan to downsize the EU.” (politico.eu/article/afd-alternative-for-german…)

• “Socialists push for EU law on deepfakes. (politico.eu/article/socialists-and-democrats-p…)”

• “EU to press Canada and UK for more Ukraine funding. (politico.eu/article/eu-press-canada-uk-for-mor…)”

This episode was produced by Dionis Sturis and Saga Ringmar.

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