Peter Rough briefs the State Department’s Foreign Press Center on transatlantic relations and the war in Ukraine in the leadup to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Washington, DC. He covered a range of topics, from where preparations stand heading toward the summit to the implications of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine for transatlantic relations. He also addressed the importance of allied support for Ukraine and the role China, North Korea, and Iran have played in sustaining Russia’s war effort.
![The reentry of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM after a test over the Marshall Islands on September 6, 2023. (US Army photo by Amy Hansen)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2024-06/8059034.jpg?h=8cdf5baa&itok=YvJnMVLv)
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The reentry of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM after a test over the Marshall Islands on September 6, 2023. (US Army photo by Amy Hansen)