Russia’s invasion has dominated previous meetings, but keeping President Trump happy was the focus at the gathering this week. Ukraine was largely shunted to the sidelines.

President Donald Trump conceded that ending the war between Russia and Ukraine is much harder than he originally thought.

Global leaders gathered for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit, where there was an increase in defense spending pledges amid Ukraine's ongoing war against Russia. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

As Russia continues to intensify its onslaught on Ukraine more than three years into the full-scale invasion, Kyiv faces a new challenge – keeping its Western allies, namely the new U.S. administration,

The plan, which was announced at a June 25 summit in The Hague, Netherlands, earmarks 3.5% for core defense needs and allows contributions to Ukraine’s defense to count toward the total. NATO leaders reaffirmed support for Kyiv but avoided directly condemning Russia’s invasion,