Captain Mark Lawrence, commodore of Destroyer Squadron Two and sea combat commander aboard the Gerald R. Ford, told U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa on Sunday: "Our collective surface force's transit into the North Sea reaffirms our resolve to enhance peace, stability and deterrence across the European continent."

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and other European leaders will meet with President Trump at the White House today after Trump's summit with Russian President Putin on Friday. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor and Richard Engel report the latest.

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, who also served as an ambassador to NATO, discusses Monday's upcoming White House meeting between the two world leaders.

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss key takeaways from the Trump-Putin Alaska summit on Friday, what to expect from Trump's meeting with Ukrainian president Zelenskyy and European leaders today,

Turkey's development of naval drones highlight how it is independently producing and innovating a layered defense system.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Monday morning stated two obvious facts about the Ukraine War that get lost in the commentary sometimes: JOE SCARBOROUGH: Let's underline two things here--just again, to set expectations.

EADaily, August 18th, 2025. The United States expects Ukraine to become a major supplier of weapons to European states with an increase in their defense spending, said US Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker in an interview with Fox News.

Hungary accused Ukraine of an "outrageous and unacceptable" attack that disabled a Russian oil pipeline supplying the NATO ally—and fired a warning to Kyiv about its reliance on Hungarian electricity supplies. Newsweek has contacted the Ukrainian foreign ministry for comment.