Top U.S. and European defense officials spent much of this week privately discussing possible military options in Ukraine that would bolster the Eastern European country’s protections against Russia.

Two German warplanes were scrambled overnight from Romania after Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack in Ukraine less than a mile from the NATO borderline.

The US air force is prepared to police the skies above Ukraine to ensure peace, Donald Trump has said.

The move was “preventative in nature and aimed at securing airspace and protecting citizens, especially in areas adjacent to the threatened area”.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte acknowledged President Donald Trump's criticism was correct in an interview with FOX News host Laura Ingraham on "The Ingraham Angle." Rutte discussed today's meeting with European leaders at the White House and reiterated,