Although Ukraine dominates Russian attention today, Russian leaders are already considering their future. Whether Russia will pose a threat to NATO in the future depends on several drivers: -Does Russia retain territory captured from Ukraine?

Zelenskyy said France, Britain and Italy have shown signs of support, while Germany has reservations that only Washington could help overcome.

A NATO naval headquarters has been officially opened in Germany to beef up the alliance's supervision of the Baltic Sea in view of the threat posed by Russia.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius emphasized the importance of the Baltic Sea region for European security at the opening of a new tactical naval headquarters in the port city of Rostock on Monday.