U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to skip a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels next week, two U.S. officials said, in a highly unusual absence of the top U.S. diplomat from a key transatlantic gathering.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna spoke with Newsweek about Russia, Ukraine, and NATO's preparations for future conflict.

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Philip Breedlove (Ret.) sharply criticized the idea that Ukraine might concede territory to Russia under a U.S.-backed peace plan. Breedlove said Vladimir Putin has been “very clear” about his intentions for Ukraine and “the larger Eastern Europe,

A leaked US peace plan for Russia and Ukraine has sparked concerns Moscow will be rewarded for its aggression.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says a US peace proposal has helped bring Kyiv and Washington closer together on the way toward ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, Europe's biggest and deadliest conflict since World War II.

Latvia's Origin Robotics says it is building what it thinks smaller militaries on NATO's front line would need in a war with Russia.

Estonia will buy six new U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Systems (HIMARS) as European members of NATO rush to build up their military arsenals, including stocks of artillery systems used by Ukrainian soldiers against Russian forces.

Momentum appeared to be growing for a deal after Trump’s team held talks in Geneva over the weekend with Ukrainian and European leaders.

Gen. Philip Breedlove (Ret.) told Fox News Digital he sees “a lot of truth” in the German foreign minister’s warning about Russia, saying Putin’s own documents show his intentions extend far beyond Ukraine and aim to reshape all of Eastern Europe.