Leaders of the world’s biggest military alliance, NATO, jointly affirmed that ‘Ukraine’s future is in NATO’ and its path is ‘irreversible,’ as they pledged long-term support for Kyiv.
NATO COMMIT TO KYIV
The leaders who did not provide a specific timeline for Ukraine to join NATO said they would ‘be in a position to extend an invitation to Ukraine to join the Alliance when Allies agree, and conditions are met.’
‘We welcome the concrete progress Ukraine has made since the Vilnius Summit on its required democratic, economic, and security reforms,’ the leaders said in the Washington Summit Declaration, released after a meeting of NATO’s North Atlantic Council on Wednesday, July 10.
‘As Ukraine continues this vital work, we will continue to support it on its irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership,’ the declaration said.
The description of Ukraine’s path as ‘irreversible’ comes after months of diplomatic negotiations in the lead-up to the Washington Summit.
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Prior to the release of the declaration, some diplomats had argued that it was not enough to just describe the path as ‘irreversible,’ but that there must be strong support undergirding that description.
The leaders also announced ‘a pledge of long-term support’ to Ukraine, with the intention ‘to provide a minimum baseline funding of €40 billion within the next year, and to provide sustainable levels of security assistance for Ukraine to prevail.’
