Mr. Wallace made the announcement during an official visit to the Tapa military base in Estonia, where he attended a meeting with several ministers and representatives of 10 NATO member states.

This meeting precedes another one called by the United States for coming Friday, which will bring together about 50 nations at the US military base in Ramstein, Germany.

Meanwhile, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday called on Western nations to supply more tanks to Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in a press conference held on Wednesday condemned the military aid to support Kyiv indicated the West has staked a lot on the Ukraine conflict.

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