US President Joe Biden has been trying for months to get billions in new aid for Kiev through Congress. Former President Donald Trump's Republicans are blocking this, but have recently shown some willingness to move.

NATO-Ukraine Council will meet in Brussels on Thursday. The focus of a meeting on Wednesday of the so-called Ukraine Contact Group was an increase in arms production as well as drones and technologies. The two-day NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels also focused on further military aid for Ukraine.