President Donald Trump met with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte Wednesday, days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's White House visit.

Trump has pushed NATO members to spend at least 5 percent of their GDP on national defense. At a NATO summit in The Hague in June, most members agreed to a spending target of 5 percent of GDP — 3.5 percent on core military expenditure and 1.5 percent in defense-related areas such as military mobility by 2035.

A large-scale attack against one or more of the Baltic states or Poland raises the chance that NATO will invoke Article 5 to extremely high, a risk Russia would not be likely to take, Masala said.

Russia appears to have been deterred by NATO's firm response last month to incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace, but Moscow is expected to continue testing boundaries, the U.S. general serving as NATO's top commander said on Tuesday.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday praised President Trump’s act of not providing Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles in its war with Russia. Speaking with CNN hours after meeting

Intelligence sharing is an intricate, delicate balance that hinges on trust—which was upturned for many of America's allies when President Donald Trump strode back into the White House at the start of the year.

Putin oversees nuclear drills testing Russia’s missile and bomber readiness as NATO begins its Steadfast Noon nuclear exercises in Europe

Russian leader Vladimir Putin needs to be made aware that any infringement or provocation against a NATO member will have unbearable consequences for him. — Ukrinform.