内容摘要：Even so, this was a big night. And the significance of playing at the United Center wasn’t lost on the players and coaches. The Sky and Fever will meet again at the home of the NBA’s Bulls and NHL’s Blackhawks on July 27.

Even so, this was a big night. And the significance of playing at the United Center wasn’t lost on the players and coaches. The Sky and Fever will meet again at the home of the NBA’s Bulls and NHL’s Blackhawks on July 27.

in February 2022. Starmer has pledged to increase British defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027 and to 3% by 2034.Rutte has proposed a target of 3.5% of economic output on military spending and another 1.5% on “defense-related expenditure” such as roads, bridges, airfields and sea ports. He said last week he is confident the alliance will agree to the target at its summit in The Hague on June 24-25.

At the moment, 22 of the 32 member countries meet or exceed NATO’s current 2% target.The new target would meetthat member states spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense. Trump has long

of NATO and complained that the U.S. provides security to European countries that don’t contribute enough.Rutte plans to say in a speech at the Chatham House think tank in London that NATO needs thousands more armored vehicles and millions more artillery shells, as well as a 400% increase in air and missile defense.

“We see in Ukraine how Russia delivers terror from above, so we will strengthen the shield that protects our skies,” he plans to say.

“Wishful thinking will not keep us safe. We cannot dream away the danger. Hope is not a strategy. So NATO has to become a stronger, fairer and more lethal alliance.”Four people were injured in the attack on the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Associated Press journalists heard explosions and the buzzing of drones around the city for hours.

The fresh attacks came hours after Moscowat Ukraine in the biggest overnight drone bombardment in the three-year war. Ukrainian and Western officials have been anticipating a Russian response to

on distant Russian air bases.Plumes of smoke were visible in Kyiv as air defense forces worked to shoot down drones and missiles Tuesday morning.