The US and Germany’s stances on granting NATO membership to Ukraine softened ahead of the alliance summit scheduled for 11-12 July in Vilnius. It has been reported PolicyHe refers to diplomats affiliated with NATO.
In the weeks leading up to the summit, both the American and German positions softened a bit.
A senior diplomat from Central Europe, cited by the publication, said he was skeptical of some countries that demanded not to make premature promises to Kiev to avoid “an automatic invitation” after “checking the boxes”.
Also, according to the newspaper, some states that openly support Ukraine’s participation in NATO actually have doubts.
Before that, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: Of course With the participation of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at the upcoming alliance summit in Vilnius.
Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz judicial The reason why Ukraine will not be able to join NATO.