US halts some weapons shipments to Ukraine
Missiles for Patriot air defence systems and Hellfire missiles are among items being held back, according to US media.
![NATO chief Mark Rutte speaks during a press conference following the NATO summit at the World Forum in The Hague, Netherlands, 25 June 2025. [Remko De Waal/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/13148190-1750868102.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Ukrainian leader steps up diplomatic push, while his Russian counterpart will skip a summit due to ICC arrest warrant.
At the NATO summit US President Trump claimed Iran’s nuclear sites were “obliterated,” contradicting a leaked
US President Donald Trump has compared the US strikes in Iran to the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
NATO members agree to increase their defence spending goal by 3 percent, making it 5 percent of GDP.
NATO Chief Mark Rutte also said Europe would increase defence spending in a ‘BIG way’ thanks to US pressure.
The US president casts doubt on Washington’s commitment to NATO’s Article 5 clause ahead of two-day summit in The Hague.
![NATO country leaders attend a social dinner at the 'Huis ten Bosch' Royal Palace during a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague, on June 24, 2025 [Haiyun Jiang/Pool/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AFP__20250624__63N44EH__v1__HighRes__NetherlandsNatoSummitDefenceDiplomacy-1750797638.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Continued support for Ukraine amid Russian aggression as well as higher defence spending by allies are key topics.
Here are the key events on day 1,216 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
![British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk with a Ukrainian soldier, at Downing Street, London, the United Kingdom, on June 23, 2025 [Jaimi Joy/Pool/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-23T170212Z_127692698_RC2G8FA7ADYS_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-ZELENSKIY-BRITAIN-1750733933.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
NATO leaders gather Tuesday in The Hague for what could be a historic summit, or one marred by divisions.
![A Dutch soldier stands guard at the World Forum venue ahead of a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in The Hague, on June 23, 2025. Ukraine's President is scheduled to participate in person at the June 24-25 NATO summit in The Hague, where NATO members are expected to agree a major increase in defence spending under pressure from US President at the gathering. [Nicolas Tucat/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AFP__20250623__63FT6CP__v1__MidRes__NetherlandsNatoDiplomacyDefenceSummit-1750698738.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte denied that the military alliance is acting hypocritically over the US strike on Iran.
![NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte holds a press conference ahead of a NATO summit, in The Hague, Netherlands June 23, 2025. [Yves Herman/Reuters] (Reuters)](/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-23T131640Z_1273179556_RC2D8FAQWSWL_RTRMADP_3_NATO-SUMMIT-RUTTE_cropped-1750688912.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)