NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, during an online meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Ramstein), appealed to the defense ministers of the Alliance

Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling over a ceasefire. Meanwhile, Trump has changed his mind about sending weapons to Ukraine.

President Trump announces arrangement where NATO pays for US weapons sent to Ukraine, as Russian strikes intensify across Ukraine, including an attack on a maternity hospital.

The United States will not supply weapons directly to Ukraine. Instead, NATO member states will transfer equipment from their own arsenals and later replenish their stockpiles, Der Spiegel reports. According to the media outlet,

Every so often, Donald Trump sends an encouraging signal to Ukraine, despite his long pattern of deference toward Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last week, the president of the United States allowed the transfer of a number of American Patriot anti-missile systems through Germany—a move that will strengthen Ukraine’s air defense at a dangerous time.

The United States could sell short-range missiles, howitzers and medium-range air-to-air missiles to NATO members, who will then transfer the weapons to Ukraine, CNN said citing a source familiar with the negotiations.

Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia have been given the green light to send Javelin anti-tank weapons and Stinger air-defense systems to Ukraine's forces, and the U.S. has also approved the transfer of ...

The refusal to permit Estonia to transfer artillery that originated in Germany points to strains in the Western alliance over Ukraine.