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.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters after watching people board a repatriation flight bound for Colombia in Panama City on February 3, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AFP via Getty Images)