Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, and Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda, second right, hold up a Ukrainian flag as they address the crowd during an event on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. 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. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Newsweek: After NATO Summit, Promised 'Security Commitments' for Ukraine Remain Vague
Last week's NATO Summit in Vilnius did not offer a clear path to Ukrainian membership in the alliance, let alone a formal invitation to join the collective security bloc. However, this does not mean that the Ukrainian delegation returned from the Lithuanian capital empty-handed.
On July 12, the final day of the summit, the G7 countries—the United States, Canada, the U.K. France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—issued a formal statement outlining their "unwavering commitment to the strategic objective of a free, independent, democratic, and sovereign Ukraine." The group also promised to ensure the creation of "a sustainable force capable of defending Ukraine now and deterring Russian aggression in the future." Ten additional European countries, including new NATO member Finland and soon-to-be NATO member Sweden, signed onto the pledge.
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