Russia puppet masters are trying to bring down the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday as she came out swinging against a no-confidence vote on her leadership.

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survived a vote of no confidence on Thursday, as an overwhelming number of European Union lawmakers rejected a censure motion against her.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT Ursula von der Leyen has survived no- confidence vote in the European Parliament. MEPs voted on the rare challenge pushed by a far-right faction against the European Commission president in Strasbourg,