European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas pushed back on Wednesday against Donald Trump for saying that Europe lagged behind the U.S. in aid for Ukraine, and insisted the bloc must have a seat at the table when the time comes for peace talks.

The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Russia is a problem "for all of us," while adding that Trump is "right" on European defense spending. Poland's Donald Tusk said "if Europe is to survive, it needs to be armed.

The European Union cannot rely on the United States to defend it and must increase military spending and security preparedness to deter Russia from targeting more of its neighbors after Ukraine, senior officials have warned.

The European Union must arm itself to “survive” in an increasingly uncertain global order, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, calling on the bloc’s member states to boost spending on defense.

Russia is posing an existential threat to the European Union's security and to only way to address that is to increase spending on defence, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday, adding that the EU had for too long offered Russia alternatives.

Intelligence services, as stated by the EU's chief diplomat Kaja Kallas, warn of a possible Russian attack starting in 2028. "Russia could test EU’s readiness to defend itself in three to five years," said the former Prime Minister of Estonia during an event organised by the European Defence Agency in Brussels.

Intelligence services, as stated by the EU's chief diplomat Kaja Kallas, warn of a possible Russian attack starting in 2028. "Russia could test EU’s readiness to defend itself in three to five years," said the former Prime Minister of Estonia during an event organized by the European Defense Agency in Brussels.

EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič extended an olive branch to Washington on Wednesday, two days after the U.S. president was sworn in. He told POLITICO that Brussels was ready to talk with the new Washington administration — despite the repeated threats that Trump has made to hit the 27-nation bloc with tariffs.

The European Commission has rejected US President Donald Trump's claims that the United States runs a trade deficit of $350 billion with the European Union. A commission spokesman said the $350-billion deficit does not exist and that the US and the EU have complementary strengths.