NATO plans to gather countries that own Patriot missile systems to support Ukraine. The meeting is expected to take place next week, according to a Reuters journalist, Clauda Tanios. Allied nations are preparing for a key meeting focused on strengthening Ukraine’s air defense.

On Thursday, Trump announced that he “just made a deal” to make that happen, telling NBC News that the U.S. will be “sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons 100% … then NATO is going to be giving those weapons [to Ukraine].”

The Pentagon and U.S. military officials in Europe are working with NATO members to ship more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine and release more munitions that were briefly halted.

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte has threatened India, China, and Brazil with secondary sanctions if they continue doing business with Russia, urging them to pressure President Putin to engage seriously in peace talks with Ukraine.

Russia assaulted Ukraine with a fresh wave of deadly drone and missile strikes Wednesday in another audacious rebellion of President Trump’s 50-day peace ultimatum to Vladimir Putin. Northeastern

As Trump demands a deal to end the Ukraine war in 50 days, Russia's deputy foreign minister says "demands, especially ultimatums, are unacceptable."

The war in Ukraine has redefined many modern warfare tactics. Ukraine has shown that it won't let the fact that it is outnumbered by Russia dictate who excels in modern combat. The nation has looked to innovation over sheer power and has inflicted an incredible amount of casualties on Russia's military.