Mr Ben Wallace said it is not possible to add members in the middle of a war. Read more at straitstimes.com.
and “that path is open” to them, although political realities may slow the process, Defence Minister Ben Wallace said on Friday on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meetings in Singapore.
Ukraine’s membership of Nato, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, is on the agenda for the group’s July summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. “We are not expecting to see a strong decision at Vilnius,” said Ms Shelest, who is based in Ukraine. “But at a minimum, we are hoping for a detailed roadmap.” Security assurances for Ukraine are also in play, Mr Wallace said, noting that such guarantees could range from mutual defence pacts to providing arms and ammunition. There were few downsides to doing so, he added.
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