US President Joe Biden, during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday, said the country will expand its military presence in Europe.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will hold separate meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss urgent steps to bring about peace in Ukraine.
Deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said that Russia will be forced to strengthen its forces, including deploying nuclear weapons, if Sweden and Finland were to join Nato.