Addressing the defense ministers of allied countries at a recent meeting, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte highlighted a new initiative he and U.S. President Donald Trump announced last week. The plan aims to boost support for Ukraine by unlocking additional American assets through investments from allies in Europe and Canada.

It is a pivotal moment in Ukraine as Kyiv announced it will hold another round of peace talks with Russia on Wednesday. It's the first such meeting in seven weeks and comes as NATO leaders try to answer Ukraine’s desperate call for more weapons after Moscow launched one of its largest-ever aerial assaults.

The virtual meeting will be lead by British Defense Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius. Healey said U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and NATO leader Mark Rutte, as well as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, will attend the meeting of Ukraine Defense Contact Group.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte joined the latest online meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, where he emphasized new formats of assistance to Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

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Ukraine is not a NATO member, but it has been a "partner country" since 2008 – the year it applied for a Membership Action Plan. That means that it may be allowed to join the alliance in the future.