European NATO leaders must not be naive when discussing a Ukraine peace force but face up to the reality that they would need to deploy tens of thousands of troops to the country for the long term, the head of Germany's soldiers' union said.

NATO's top military officials emerged from talks without a concrete plan to guarantee Ukraine's security – at least not one they were willing to discuss publicly.

Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed to allow the U.S. and Europe to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO's collective defense mandate.

The NATO Chiefs of Defense reaffirmed support for Ukraine in a virtual meeting Wednesday in Brussels that included all 32 allied military leaders and featured the first briefing in this format led

General Christopher Donahue, commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, said allies could seize Kaliningrad "in a timeframe that is unheard of."

Zelenskyy meeting at the White House. President Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on M

Each big country in the coalition of the willing would need to deploy at least 10,000 troops for the long run. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Donald Trump said the US would help arrange European security guarantees for Ukraine if peace could be agreed with Russia, as he pledged to set up a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin.