US secretary of defense warns 'no one should doubt our resolve' to protect allies' territory, but Lithuanian leader frets if Putin not stopped in Ukraine 'he will not be stopped'

Interior minister rages at ‘sick brain of Russians’ as effort to create humanitarian corridors appears to fail; Zelensky reiterates request for no-fly zone as bombings continue

Baltic state's defense minister says additional deployments and upcoming maneuvers will bring foreign NATO troop count to 4,000; UK warns Europe faces 'new Iron Curtin'

Ukraine's president lashes out at West for giving 'green light to further bombing of Ukrainian cities and villages'; Blinken says no-fly zone could 'lead to a full-fledged war'

Kremlin says 'now is not the time' for Russian leader to meet Zelensky; Ukrainian FM accuses Moscow's forces of rape, urges West to 'act now before it’s too late'

Visiting Poland, Jens Stoltenberg says alliance's commitment to defending itself 'is ironclad'; notes no change in nuclear alert level despite Putin's threats

'The people here are amazing,' says a Ukrainian refugee who escaped Lviv as nearly 300,000 refugees reach safety of Poland

Russian leader says move a response to 'aggressive statements' by NATO member countries; UK foreign secretary says world must prepare 'for Russia to seek to use even worse weapons'

In Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Russian belligerence has some worried they could be in Kremlin's sight, with tensions bringing back memories of dictatorship and oppression

'Russia has chosen the path of aggression against a sovereign and independent country,' Jens Stoltenberg says; Putin has sought to block Ukraine from joining Western security bloc