Secretary General Mark Rutte said that NATO will increase its defense spending and prepare security guarantees for Ukraine.

“Just so you understand, Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back.” “Now, in fact to be frank, we paid. We paid 60 percent of the total defaults, and it was like the U.S. — loans, guarantee grants — and we provided real money, to be clear.”

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that talks with Russia and Ukraine on a peace deal are "very well advanced" and credited Russia for its actions in the talks, as he met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House.

WASHINGTON—President Trump said Thursday that he expected any Ukraine-Russia peace deal would hold, but that his approach toward talks involving the Kremlin will be “trust and verify.” Asked whether he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin would negotiate in good faith,