Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday blasted as 'absurd' the absence of a timetable for his country's membership in NATO, injecting harsh criticism into a gathering of the alliance's leaders that was intended to showcase solidarity in the face of Russian aggression.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday blasted as "absurd" the absence of a timetable for his country's membership in NATO, injecting harsh criticism into a gathering of the alliance's leaders that was intended to showcase solidarity in the face of Russian aggression.
In addition, he said Tuesday that NATO would forgo requiring "membership action plan" for Ukraine, removing another hurdle. Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security adviser, said allies were debating the "precise nature" of Ukraine's pathway to membership. However, he promised that the summit would demonstrate how Russian President Vladimir Putin's hopes for fractures within NATO will be unfulfilled.The dispute over Ukraine stands in contrast to a hard-fought agreement to advance Sweden's membership.
Because of the deal on Sweden's membership, "this summit is already historic before it has started," Stoltenberg said.
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