NATO plans to boost the number of brigades by 50% in response to the threat from Russia. Poland and Germany are expected to play key roles in these changes. What other initiatives is the North Atlantic Alliance considering?

The US acknowledges Russia’s right to be concerned about potential NATO expansion to the east and is open to discussing the issue as part of broader negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, states Keith Kellogg,

U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, stated that Russias concerns over NATOs eastward expansion are fair and reiterated that Ukraines NATO membership is not currently under consideration. Speaking with ABC News,

Russia said Tuesday its large-scale aerial bombardments of Ukraine were a retaliatory response to mounting Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian

Ukraine said it had already submitted its own vision of a peace settlement to Russia and demanded Moscow do the same.

It hosted an initial round of peace talks in March 2022 - a month after Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbour - and again on May 16, the first direct meeting between Moscow and Kyiv in three years.