NATO leaders jointly affirm ‘Ukraine’s future is in NATO’ and its path is ‘irreversible’
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — NATO leaders jointly affirmed Wednesday that “Ukraine’s future is in NATO” and its path is “irreversible,” as they pledged long-term support for Kyiv. The leaders did not provide a specific timeline for Ukraine to join the defensive alliance.
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Ukraine’s path to joining NATO was described as “irreversible” in a draft text of the alliance’s joint communique, three sources familiar told CNN Monday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine is on an “irreversible” path to NATO membership, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, advancing American assurances that the country will be allowed to join the Western military alliance but only after its war with Russia ends.
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — NATO leaders jointly affirmed Wednesday that “Ukraine’s future is in NATO” and its path is “irreversible,” as they pledged long-term support for Kyiv. The leaders did not provide a specific timeline for Ukraine to join the defensive alliance.
The US and some other countries have opposed membership for Ukraine while the conflict with Russia continues to avoid allies being drawn into a larger war.
The 32-members of NATO on Wednesday formally declared Ukraine on an ''irreversible'' path to membership in the Western military alliance, offering a bare but more binding assurance of protection once its war with Russia ends.
Ukraine is on an "irreversible" path to NATO membership after Russia's war on Europe's largest country brought Kyiv and the security alliance closer than ever, member nations said in the 2024 NATO Summit's official declaration.
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has long bitterly opposed neighboring Ukraine’s fight to join the Western alliance, declaring it an encroachment on Russia’s security and interests.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine is on an “irreversible” path to NATO membership, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, advancing American assurances that the country will be allowed to join the Western military alliance but only after its war with Russia ends.
Zelenskyy, fearing his country would otherwise be left to fight a stronger Russia indefinitely, has battled for at least a firm guarantee from NATO that Ukraine can join the military alliance.
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