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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has apologized to the leaders of the Baltic states for not inviting them to a summit about Ukraine, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reported, citing the Lithuanian president’s advisor.

Moscow has declined participation in a potential second peace summit focused on Ukraine, calling it “a dead end and an ultimatum,” as reported by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti on Thursday.

Outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that member states are to increase military spending and boost weapons production capabilities in order to strengthen the alliance.

Armenia's Foreign Minister is scheduled to attend the NATO summit in Washington, signaling a major step toward strengthening ties with Western nations, the Armenian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday.

NATO allies will discuss support for Ukraine, coordination efforts, and fulfilling their commitments at the upcoming summit in Washington, Polish defense minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are due to meet at a summit of a Eurasian security and defense club seen by Moscow and Beijing as an instrument to counter the influence of the United States and its allies.

EU politicians have failed to support Ursula von der Leyen for her second term as the President of the European Commission following a leaders’ meeting, according to a report.

Western powers and their allies at a summit in Switzerland denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Sunday, but they failed to persuade major non-aligned states to join their final statement, and no country came forward to host a sequel.

Polish President Andrzej Duda stressed underlining the importance of NATO’s eastern flank at the upcoming Washington summit, calling for increased security spending.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused China of trying to pressure other countries into not attending a planned peace summit on the war in Ukraine.

Ministers Radosław Sikorski, Stéphane Séjourné, and Annalena Baerbock met in the German city of Weimar to discuss the importance of further developing EU security and increasing support for Ukraine.

TVP World’s guest was former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Sir James Everard.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined European leaders in Vilnius on Thursday for the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) summit.

The Summit on Nuclear Energy is taking place during the European Council Summit, which will begin on Thursday afternoon and last until Friday.

When asked about the fallout of Friday’s summit in Berlin, Dr Morris commented that the lack of action may embolden Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tried to drum up Balkan support for his vision of peace in Ukraine and promoted the idea of joint arms production at a two-day summit of southeastern European countries on Wednesday.

The death of the Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, in prison may trigger more severe sanctions against Russia and more military assistance for Ukraine, Paweł Kowal, the head of the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee has said.