- Member states of NATO sent thousands of troops to neighboring eastern European countries in February after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of his country’s neighbor.
- The United States has sent more than $9.8 billion in humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine over the past several months.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently submitted an expedited application to become a member of NATO while asserting that his Russian counterpart must step down before peace talks could begin.
