Whether the Kremlin is serious about peace talks to end the Ukraine war will become clear soon, the secretary of state said.

NATO allies remain committed to the decision made at last year's Washington summit, where they affirmed that Ukraine's path to NATO membership is irreversible. However, Ukraine has never been promised that NATO membership would be part of a peace agreement.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has stated that the Alliance’s decision regarding Ukraine’s future membership remains unchanged, regardless of any political rhetoric. Source: Rutte to journalists following a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels,

Republican Rep. Michael McCaul called out members of his party behind closed doors this week for parroting Russian disinformation and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talking points, a source in the room told CNN.

The following is the full transcript of an interview with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, which will air on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 6, 2025.

NATO allies have pledged more than 20 billion euros ($21.65 billion) in military support for Ukraine in the first three months of the year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Reuters on Friday that any potential peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia would be "difficult to digest" but still better than the alternative of more death and destruction.

BRUSSELS — Ukrainian officials said that a Russian missile strike Friday on the central city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 12 people, including two children, and injured more than 50. The head of Dnipropetrovsk region, Serhii Lysak, described the Russian ballistic attack as "war against civilians.”

Members of the North Atlantic Trade Organization (NATO) have looked to improve their defense spending in the face of Russia's aggression and invasion of Ukraine. Bulgaria in 2024 finally exceeded the 2 percent threshold that NATO members agreed to meet.