Zelensky aide says Ukrainian artillery outnumbered 10 to one; Moscow announces humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from besieged chemical plant in Severodonetsk

ELNET delegation of Baltic and Polish officials studies border security, emergency management, cyber defense; visit seen as step in repairing Warsaw-Jerusalem ties

'The security of Europe and Asia are closely intertwined,' Japanese defense minister says; agreement comes amid joint flight drills with US

Move will push Berlin to meet NATO defense spending target after years of criticism and transform neglected Bundeswehr into Europe's largest military

Stoltenberg says alliance faces 'war of attrition' in Ukraine; reiterates NATO uninterested in confrontation with Russia but has 'responsibility' to back Ukraine

Ukrainian president warns continued fighting 'will be bloody'; Moscow cuts gas supplies to Finland following NATO application

Helsinki says shortfall made up from other sources; following Ukraine invasion, Moscow asked clients to pay for gas in rubles in attempt to sidestep sanctions

Massive aid package garners bipartisan support in Senate, includes funds earmarked for defense; US president hosts Swedish and Finnish leaders at White House

President objects to adding Nordics to Western bulwark over grievances with reported Swedish, Finnish support for banned Kurdistan Workers' Party

Jens Stoltenberg welcomes membership requests by two countries neighboring Russia at 'crucial moment for our security'