Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy calls for NATO to offer Ukraine a timeframe for membership.
VILNIUS, Lithuania – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it would be “absurd” if NATO leaders gathering on Tuesday, July 11, did not offer his country a timeframe for membership and suggested the military alliance was not ready to open its doors to Ukraine.
“I expect allies will send a clear, united and positive message on the path towards membership for Ukraine,” Stoltenberg said. With a range of 250 km , the missiles nearly triple Ukraine’s previous capabilities, allowing forces to hit Russian troops and supplies deep behind the front lines. The summit was also buoyed by the prospect of Sweden joining NATO as its newest member after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday abruptly dropped his objections to the move, while pushing to revive talks for Turkey to join the European Union.
Diplomats said the text of the final agreement of the summit may raise the prospect of the alliance being in a position to “extend an invitation” to Kyiv to join “when allies agree and conditions are met”. The summit is also set to approve NATO’s first comprehensive plans since the end of the Cold War to defend against any attack from Russia.
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