
BRUSSELS, March 7 (Reuters) - European partners and their allies across the Atlantic and beyond need to work to support Ukraine and ensure a lasting peace, Antonio Costa, the European Council president, said on Friday, adding that cooperation with like-minded NATO partners was vital to international security.
Costa met with leaders of Great Britain, Turkey, Norway and Iceland to debrief them on a meeting held with European Union leaders on Thursday, where they backed plans to spend more on defence and mostly vowed to continue to stand by Ukraine.