Ukraine's membership of NATO is "achievable", but Kyiv will have to fight to persuade allies to make it happen, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Ukrainian diplomats in a speech on Sunday.

The funds will help upgrade Ukraine's air defenses, while also equipping the country with additional CV90 armored combat vehicles.

Ukraine stepped up its efforts to join NATO after Russia invaded last year, arguing that the security assurances given by Moscow, Washington and London when it relinquished its nuclear arsenal to Russia in 1994 were clearly worthless.

NATO’s secretary-general says he wants to discuss ways to put Ukraine in a position of strength for any future peace talks with Russia during a meeting Wednesday with Ukraine’s president and a small number of European leaders.

Trump now intends to maintain US military supplies to Kyiv after his inauguration, but will demand NATO more than double its 2 per cent spending target.

During his first administration, Trump said in 2018 that the defense spending goal for NATO should be doubled to 4 percent. While on the campaign trail in the lead-up to the 2024 election, he also accused NATO of relying too much on U.S. contributions.

If President-elect Donald Trump wants to end the war, he should begin by rejecting U.S. and NATO involvement in this or a future conflict involving Ukraine. Desperate with the approach of the ...

Slovak President Peter Pellegrini discussed peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in an interview on Sunday.

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has for the second time in as many months made comments against Ukraine joining NATO. He did, however, acknowledge that Russia's invasion had violated international law.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he wants to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about how to get his country "into a position of strength" amid public speculation about a future ceasefire deal with Russia.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has emphasised the importance of discussing strategies to strengthen Ukraine in case of any future peace talks with Russia. During a meeting on Wednesday with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European ...