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Ursula von der Leyen

European Commission president

Geopolitics · EU to press UK's Burnham for bigger Ukraine contribution at Brussels summit

European Union leaders will use a summit with Britain next month to press the prime minister, Andy Burnham, to increase UK support for Ukraine in 2027, as Kyiv faces a €70bn (£58bn) funding shortfall. The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, will make a similar request to Canada's prime minister, Mark Carney, at an EU-Canada summit in Montreal next week.