Hungarian Defense Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky, at a meeting with counterparts from the Bucharest Nine (B9) member states, urged them to be cautious in the matter of NATO expansion.
Pointing to signs of war crimes committed by Russian forces in Bucha and other Ukrainian cities, the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religions pleaded with NATO countries to provide Ukraine with the weapons to defeat Russia.
The United States said Wednesday that Ukraine would be given long-range missile defense and Switchblade armed drones, enabling Kyiv's forces to better defend against Russian aircraft and armor from a distance.