Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Belgium to speak with his NATO counterparts, a late addition to his schedule and his first since last week’s presidential election. The State Department announced Tuesday that the secretary is traveling to Brussels through Wednesday “for meetings with his NATO and European Union counterparts to discuss support

Officials meeting in Brussels will discuss Ukraine’s war against Russia amid concerns that the new administration will slash U.S. support for Kyiv.

Trump has spoken to Zelenskiy and held a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a source familiar with the conversation, in which the president-elect reportedly urged Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin has denied the call took place.