NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte brushed off fresh concern about the United States’ commitment to the military organization on the eve of a meeting of allied foreign ministers focused on Russia’s war

NATO Chief Mark Rutte repeated on Tuesday that the consensus needed for Ukraine to join the alliance is not there at the moment. "The practical situation is, as you know, that there is consensus required by all allies for Ukraine to join NATO.

As President Trump’s advisers continue their push to sell Russian President Vladimir Putin on a path toward ending the war in Ukraine.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium on Wednesday rejected a plan to use frozen Russian assets to help prop up Ukraine’s economy and war effort over the next two years, saying that the scheme poses major financial and legal risks.

The U.S.’s latest efforts to end the conflict between Ukraine and Russia have jolted the trans-Atlantic alliance.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte hopes to reach peace deal or full ceasefire in Ukraine ahead of the 2026 Ankara summit.

Some non-NATO countries like Australia and New Zealand plan to chip in to the PURL scheme, while other allies are doing much less.

As Steve Witkoff meets with Putin over a Ukraine deal, security assurances remain a sticking point. Ukraine has been offered them before, to little avail.

The EU foreign affairs headquarters, the EEAS, and the College of Europe in Bruges were raided yesterday by Belgian police. Former EU foreign affairs chief and College of Europe Rector Federica Mogherini as well as other top officials are now in custody as part of a probe into alleged fraud.

At a press briefing before the Alliance's ministerial meeting, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that coordinated US arms purchases should bring about US$5 billion in weapon supplies for Ukraine this year and roughly US$12 billion more in 2026.