NATO makes membership pledge to Ukraine as Zelensky drums up support
NATO leaders will agree next week to help modernize Ukraine’s armed forces, create a new high-level forum for consultations and reaffirm that it will join their alliance one day, the organization’s top civilian official said Friday. But the war-torn country will not start membership talks soon.
Stoltenberg said the leaders “will agree a multiyear program of assistance to ensure full interoperability between the Ukrainian armed forces and NATO.” With Ukraine imploring its Western partners for more weapons and ammunition, and national military stocks among its partners depleting, NATO is encouraging the 31 allies to boost their military budgets.
Question marks remain about Sweden’s future at NATO. It abandoned a long history of military non-alignment last year to seek protection under the organization’s security umbrella after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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