NATO launches the mission in response to Russian and Chinese ambitions in the high North, and to President Trump’s threat of a US takeover of Greenland. Japan’s last pair of giant pandas returns to China.

BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - NATO states have announced hundreds of millions of dollars of support for the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons,

America's NATO allies say they're not disappointed by top Trump administration officials skipping summits, as they ramp up their own regional defenses.

As Russia displays its military might in the Arctic region, the Western alliance is beginning a mission to increase its presence there.

As Trump puts America First before the Munich Security Conference, the alliance's eastern border may be its next flashpoint.

Two NATO Joint Force Commands led by U.S. officers will transition to be European-led in an apparent answer to President Trump's calls for Europe to contribute more to its defense.

Donald Trump has handed control of three top Nato command posts to European countries. Britain will take over its Atlantic Command headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, while Italy has been given responsibility for the southern flank at its Naples base.

The alliance is boosting coordination of forces in the Arctic—and members have been dusting off sub-hunting skills that got rusty after the Soviet Union collapsed.

Undersecretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby outlined his vision for a “NATO 3.0″ to replace “NATO 2.0” in response to changing world dynamics. Speaking at the NATO Defense Ministerial, Colby announced that the “unipolar moment” after the fall of the Soviet Union was now over,