The impasse had clouded a leaders’ summit in Madrid amid Europe’s worst security crisis in decades.
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France’s Macron says Russia ‘can not and should not’ win in Ukraine after strike on mall
Ukrainian leaders say they need more and better weapons if they are to hold off and even drive back Russia, which is pressing an all-out assault in Ukraine’s eastern region of the Donbas.
NATO to increase its rapid reaction troop force nearly eightfold
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he expects the 30 allies to make clear at a summit this week that they consider Russia ‘as the most significant and direct threat to our security.’
Rebutting Turkey, Biden lauds NATO bids of Sweden, Finland
President Biden is forcefully supporting the applications of Finland and Sweden to join NATO despite objections from Turkey.
After Kyiv visit, Sen. Collins expresses support for Ukraine military aid
Maine’s senior senator says a trip led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also was meant to signal support for Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids.