Poland, France and Germany vow to make Europe stronger as fears grow over Russia

German chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk attend a press conference in Berlin, Germany (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)

The governments of Poland, France and Germany have vowed to make Europe a defence power with a greater ability to back Ukraine, as fears grow that former US President Donald Trump might return to the White House and allow Russia to expand its aggression on the continent.

The foreign ministers of the three countries met in the Paris suburb of La Celle-Saint-Cloud on Monday to hold talks about Ukraine, amid other issues.