More nations have made commitments to provide new military assistance to Ukraine to support the country's forces to defend against Russian aggression.
Addressing the 13th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels, Belgium, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had urged the member nations "to continue to dig deep to provide Ukraine with the air-defense assets and munitions that it so urgently needs to protect its citizens".
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.