NATO Rushes Weapons to Ukraine to Boost Kyiv Before Truce Talks
- Alliance chief Rutte says weapons are priority for Ukraine
- But allies are planning how to reach, and hold, a cease-fire
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Ukraine’s allies have shifted their focus from seeking a victory to trying to put President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the best position to counter Russian advances or negotiate a possible ceasefire, people familiar with the matter said.
For now, that means NATO is redoubling efforts to rush more weapons to the war-torn country as Kyiv forces are slowly losing ground, raising the specter the eventual truce may freeze the conflict with swathes of Ukraine under occupation by Vladimir Putin’s troops.