NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte declared on June 9th that Ukraine’s path to joining the alliance is “irreversible,” a statement that effectively undermines any near-term prospect for a negotiated peace with Russia.

NATO is expanding its satellite surveillance capacities to scan large swaths of land, enabling the alliance to monitor military movements in Ukraine and on Russia’s borders with its eastern members, top commander Pierre Vandier said.

Drones operating via fiber-optic wires are a new military challenge globally, as they are largely immune to jamming and interception attempts.

While Ukraine would benefit from these systems, the United States has far more direct interests elsewhere in the world—and increasingly on the home front as well. In the wake of Ukraine’s recent drone attacks on Russian airfields—its so-called “Operation Spiderweb,

The Ukraine war won't end until NATO reduces its military footprint in Eastern Europe, a senior Russian official has said. Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's deputy foreign minister, who is responsible for U.S. relations, nonproliferation and arms control, made the remarks in an interview with state-run news agency Tass.

Kiev's movement into the Alliance is irreversible.

The war in Ukraine and the existential threat that Russia poses to European security has topped NATO’s agenda in each of its summits since 2022.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance needs to urgently step up its weapons production.

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs may have put an end to the Bank of Japan's rate-hike cycle, with the chance of further interest rate increases fading fast due to the expected hit to exports, former BOJ policymaker Takako Masai said on Thursday.

LONDON (AP) — NATO members need to increase their air and missile defenses by 400% to counter the threat from Russia, the head of the military alliance said Monday, warning that Moscow could be ready to attack it within five years.

NATO allies will consider allowing contributions to Ukraine’s defense to be included in the new spending target alliance members are expected to adopt at a leaders’ summit later this month.

Ukraine has been invited to a NATO summit in The Hague this month, Mark Rutte, the military bloc's chief, said on Wednesday, without specifying whether this meant Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy would attend.