After the NATO summit, Vice President Biden reaffirms his support for Ukraine.
After the NATO summit, Vice President Biden reaffirms his support for Ukraine.
Here is the most recent information regarding the NATO summit.
During the course of a two-day summit in Lithuania, the leaders of NATO‘s 31 member nations projected unity in their support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s bloody invasion. They promised new military support and made the strongest pledges yet that Kyiv would become a member, despite the fact that they did not provide any clarity on when and how exactly it would happen.
The alliance achieved a substantial amount of success as a result of the consensus that was reached during the summit on the eventual membership of Ukraine and the agreement that was made on the eve of the gathering to clear the way for Sweden to become the alliance’s 32nd member. But the imprecise diplomatic language that emerged from the final communiqué of the summit on Ukraine — an invitation will be given “when allies agree and conditions are met,” leaving unsaid the conditions — did not mask the major fractures that existed among the members of the alliance.
And Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his first public words since endorsing Sweden’s application for membership in the alliance, downplayed hopes that he would quickly push the approval through the Turkish Parliament. This was Erdogan‘s first public comment since endorsing Sweden’s application.
In spite of this, Vice President Joe Biden gave a speech at Vilnius University immediately after the summit in which he praised the cohesiveness of the alliance. In this address, he referenced historical events from the Cold War, such as Lithuania’s proclamation of independence from the Soviet Union. In support of Ukraine, he vowed, “We will not waver, we will not waver,” but at the same time emphasising that the war must come to an end on “just terms.”
Other recent events include the following:
On Wednesday, the NATO-Ukraine Council held its first official meeting. The purpose of this new organisation is to provide Ukraine with an equal voice on issues pertaining to its security alongside member states. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine attended the meeting. Before he arrived at the summit, he had declared that it was “absurd” that was not yet a deadline on full-fledged membership for his country, but once his nation became a member of the group, Mr. Zelensky frequently expressed his gratitude to the other members.
Many of Mr. Erdogan’s NATO friends were certain to be disappointed by his signals that Sweden’s membership may not be a done deal. These allies had believed that his use of the issue to achieve concessions for Turkey over the last year had finally come to an end. Mr. Erdogan’s use of the problem to win concessions for Turkey over the past year. Mr. Erdogan also suggested that he was not yet prepared to give up his leverage by stating that Sweden needed to continue working to address Turkey’s security issues. He added that Sweden needed to continue working to address Turkey’s security worries.
New military assistance was promised to Ukraine by a number of countries, which Russia criticised as unwise and for which it issued a threat of unspecified retaliation. There were assurances that France would provide midrange missiles, Germany would provide ammo for tanks, Romania would provide a training centre for fighter pilots, and Britain would establish a rehabilitation centre for wounded Ukrainian soldiers. Long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems, also known as ATACMS, are another option that is being considered by the administration of Vice President Joe Biden.
Eleven different nations throughout Europe have come together to form a coalition with the goal of teaching Ukrainian pilots how to operate combat jets built in the United States. The United States has given their blessing to the coalition, but they have not given their approval to employ the jets in actual battle.
