US, Germany not willing to make specific commitments on Ukraine’s NATO membership at July summit, reports
Washington and Berlin do not want to give commitments “that would significantly go beyond the vague NATO declaration of 2008.”
The Biden administration has refused to comment on internal negotiations before the upcoming NATO summit in Lithuania in July. However, the U.S. officials indirectly confirmed that further arms deliveries and other military aid to Ukraine are now “more important than plans for NATO membership.”
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According to officials, Washington is considering what can be done in the long term to strengthen Ukraine’s ability to defend itself and deter Russian aggression.
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Security guarantees should already be in place, but they should not become an alternative to joining the bloc, he said.
After the visit, Stoltenberg stated that all NATO member states agree with Ukraine’s accession to the alliance but are currently focused on winning the full-scale war that Russia has unleashed.
Ukraine is waiting for specific proposals regarding membership and decisions on security guarantees at the NATO Summit in Vilnius in July.
Earlier, the Financial Times reported that the United States, Germany and Hungary will likely oppose the idea of offering Ukraine a “road map” for NATO membership at the summit, which Poland and the Baltic states are insisting on.
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