NATO, the G7, and the EU conduct crisis meetings as the Russia-Ukraine conflict rages on

Western leaders have convened in Brussels for the NATO summit, at which the leaders of the transatlantic defence alliance will agree to increase military deployments on Europe's eastern flank.

On Thursday, NATO, the Group of Seven, and the European Union will hold back-to-back emergency talks to devise ways to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin as Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its second month.