NATO member states have yet to agree on what to offer Ukraine at the organization’s summit in Vilnius on 11-12 July. newspaper reports Washington post referring to diplomats.
According to the publication, details on security guarantees for Ukraine are yet to be finalized.
Whichever way the summit ends, if Kiev does not gain NATO membership, Ukraine will likely remain in limbo, as it did after the 2008 NATO Bucharest summit. In addition, the country may face difficulties in ensuring its security. The article says it is unknown how long Ukraine will be able to use it, despite Western military-technical assistance.
The newspaper also states that some Ukrainian officials are considering the worst-case scenario for the republic, where aid to Kiev will eventually stop, especially if a representative from the Republican Party wins the next US presidential election in 2024.
The North Atlantic Alliance adopted a political declaration at the Bucharest summit in April 2008 that “Ukraine and Georgia would eventually become NATO members”, but refused to provide both countries with a Membership Action Plan, the first step in legal procedure. organization of the country’s accession to NATO. In February 2019, the Rada approved changes to the Ukrainian constitution that strengthen the country’s aspirations for NATO membership. Kiev received the status of an alliance partner with advanced capabilities.
Previously in NATO declaration About Ukrainian plans.