NATO's 75th anniversary summit was meant to showcase the triumph of a larger, stronger alliance. Instead, leaders are coming together in Washington in the shadow of setbacks in Ukraine and electoral headwinds on both sides of the Atlantic.
This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on June 27, 2024, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as they speak during their meeting at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.WASHINGTON, United States — NATO's 75th anniversary summit was meant to showcase the triumph of a larger, stronger alliance.
Founded in 1949 to provide collective defense against the Soviet Union, NATO returned in some ways to its original mission when allies rallied to Ukraine's defense after it was invaded by Russia in 2022. "Russia is today in a situation which is quite comfortable. They think they can simply wait it out," he said.Max Bergmann, director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the summit comes at "the best of times, and the worst of times."
The 2024 Republican presidential candidate -- whose first term was marked by an impeachment over his strong-arming of Zelensky -- has insisted he can stop the war, with his advisors floating the possibility of conditioning future US assistance on Ukraine entering negotiations to surrender territory. Stoltenberg also wants allies to commit to provide at least 40 billion euros per year in military aid to Ukraine, ensuring reliable and consistent support as Kyiv prepares for a long war against Russia.
Ukrainian officials acknowledge there is no chance of a change of heart in Washington. Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have led opposition to Ukrainian membership, believing that admitting a country already at war would be tantamount to NATO itself confronting nuclear-armed Russia.
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