NATO foreign ministers to meet in Brussels without the U.S. in attendance

By Teri Schultz

Published December 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM EST

NATO foreign ministers will meet in Brussels Wednesday, and the ongoing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine will be top of mind. But there will be a notable absence: The U.S.

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