NATO Summit in Vilnius: Focus on Ukraine Membership and Increasing Military Presence

2023-07-10 19:30:42

Tuesday Jul 11, 2023

Vilnius> Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine will be the main agenda at the NATO summit in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Ukraine could be finalizing a multi-year aid package. NATO–Ukraine will strengthen the Council. Stoltenberg said in his opening statement that issues including the future membership of Ukraine will be discussed. Issues such as increasing military presence in countries including Lithuania will be discussed. This is Finland’s first summit as a member. Stoltenberg also said that it is hoped that Sweden, which has applied for membership, will receive it soon. The leaders will also meet with representatives of the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea. At the same time, US President Joe Biden said that there was no consensus on the issue of granting membership to Ukraine. It needs the approval of all 31 members. NATO understands that an attack against any NATO member country is considered an attack against the alliance itself. The members are of the opinion that if Ukraine is granted membership now, the war will become between Russia and NATO and this is not desirable. Biden, who visited Britain ahead of the NATO summit, held talks with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Reached Windsor Castle and met with Charles III. Read on deshabhimani.com