Politics

NATO held a summit in Washington, marking its 75th anniversary. The main topic of discussion was support for Ukraine. The country is unlikely to be admitted as a NATO member soon. But “Make no mistake,” Joe Biden said, “Ukraine can and will stop Putin.” America, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Romania announced that they would provide five extra air-defence systems, including the Patriot system, to Ukraine. The summit started the day after Russia carried out its biggest wave of attacks in months, and struck a children’s hospital in Kyiv. At least 41 people were killed across Ukraine and 170 injured.