NATO announced on short notice that Secretary General Mark Rutte will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday. No public press events were planned, NATO spokeswoman Allison Hart said late Tuesday.

Administration officials said a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been called off.

Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance “was letting Ukraine down” by failing to deliver enough support during 2023-24, describing a “defeatist” mood in Washington and European nations as they failed to make promised arms deliveries.

The conclusion of the Cold War was a great victory for the policy of restraint and deterrence, termed “containment.” Every U.S. president — from Harry Truman, when the Cold War commenced, to George H.W. Bush, when that conflict ended — supported this foundation security policy.

According to reports, the United States is preparing to supply Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles—long-range precision weapons capable of striking targets up to 2,500 kilometers away, including Moscow and other major Russian cities.

EADaily, October 14th, 2025. Tomorrow, October 15, Washington intends to make an important announcement about the supply of weapons to Ukraine. This was stated by the US Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker.

A majority of NATO countries have joined the PURL scheme, and the rest are under pressure “to put your money where your mouth is.”

WASHINGTON - NATO defence ministers will look at shoring up the alliance's ability to counter Russian air incursions, as fears grow that Moscow is testing the West in a grey zone between war and peace.

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says the