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EU leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine, conflict in Gaza and European Commission plans to develop the European Union’s defence industry, as well as the potential future enlargement of the 27-member bloc. The assembled prime ministers and presidents will mull over a plan to buy armaments for Ukraine using the proceeds of frozen Russian assets. The proposal, prepared by EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell, would see 90% of the appropriated revenue go to an off-budget EU military aid fund. The other 10% would be added to the EU budget and used to …

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