The United States and NATO are reaffirming the West's commitment to Ukraine, as the US prepares to host the North Atlantic Alliance's 75th anniversary summit in Washington DC next month.
Top American diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, held a press conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday. In it, he hailed the increase in defence spending by many of the pact's countries, a move he insists is "necessary to meet the challenges of this time."
Benji Hyer reports.
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