At Monday’s meeting, Healey was expected to urge Ukraine’s Western partners to launch a coincidental “50-day drive” to get Kyiv the weapons it needs to fight Russia’s bigger army and force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, the U.K. government said in a statement.

The virtual meeting will be lead by British Defense Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius. Healey said U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and NATO leader Mark Rutte, as well as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, will attend the meeting of Ukraine Defense Contact Group.

US Special Representative Keith Kellogg arrived in Kyiv for crucial defence talks following President Trump's announcement of new Patriot air defence systems for Ukraine. This visit occurs amidst intensified Russian aerial attacks and a reversal of a previous pause in US arms deliveries.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russia's top diplomat his country was ready to "unconditionally support" Moscow's every effort to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, state media reported on Sunday,

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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visits North Korea, deepening ties amid military support for Ukraine conflict.