NATA Alliance Faces Biggest Challenge Since WWII

MADRID (AP) – NATO leaders are meeting in Madrid amid what Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg calls “the most serious security crisis we have faced since the Second World War.” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered Europe’s peace and driven NATO to pour troops and weapons into eastern Europe on a scale not seen since the Cold War. The alliance is holding a summit to turn an urgent sense of purpose triggered by Russia’s invasion into action. The leaders also want to patch up any emerging cracks in their unity over money and mission. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to address the gathering by video link.