NATO pledges increased Ukraine support as Russian strikes near border

NATO chief Rutte insists Western allies will not be intimidated by Russian attacks meant to ‘scare’ them off.NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has pledged additional support for Ukraine after Russian drone strikes hit close to the border with Poland.Rutte insisted on Monday that the 32-nation military alliance will not be deterred from backing Kyiv in the Russia-Ukraine war, and that it will beef up its own defences along the eastern border with Russia.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump tells Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian diesel supplieslist 2 of 4Poland, Ukraine accuse Russia of ‘escalation’ after strikes near borderlist 3 of 4‘Attacks will be fully autonomous’: Russia, Ukraine race towards AI warfarelist 4 of 4Why is Trump warning Zelenskyy not to hit Russian diesel refineries?end of listThe NATO chief’s comments came as Poland pledged increased security along its border with Ukraine. On Sunday, Russian drones hit a train near the Ukraine-Poland border and a second strike hit close to another crossing point.The strike that hit the train came minutes after a diplomatic delegation that included former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and former Swedish Prim...