In a statement, NATO said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will be in Washington on Monday and Tuesday and meet with President Trump and key administration officials.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is set to meet President Donald Trump this week on the heels of the U.S. leader announcing plans to sell NATO allies weaponry that it can then pass on to Ukraine.

For a fleeting moment, Ukraine’s conflict may have come full circle. In the past 48 hours, US President Donald Trump has perhaps said his most forcefully direct words yet on arming Ukraine. And in the same period,

Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the war in Ukraine, the bipartisan push for new sanctions on Russia and react to the mass firings at the State Department.

If the West loses in Ukraine, Xi gets a win, because Putin then would be freed to use his rebuilt military against NATO. If Putin is defeated in Ukraine, then Team Trump could inflict a serious loss upon Xi — and go a long way in deterring Beijing in Taiwan and elsewhere across the Indo-Pacific.

US president softens his rhetoric but it is unclear whether this will result in tangible support in the war against Russia

President Trump has been deeply affected by the distressing images of barbarism and bloodshed coming out of Ukraine, according to the daughter of his top envoy to the country — and that may be motivating his “major statement” about the war with Russia expected next week.

Latest news and live updates as Marco Rubio meet with Russian foreign minister amid tensions over Ukraine and Trump releases tariff letters to trading partners.