Today, July 11, the NATO summit in Vilnius adopted a three-element package of decisions on Ukraine.
It concerns Ukraine’s path to membership in the alliance, significantly reducing the traditional requirements. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, at a press conference following the first day of the summit, said: quotes “European Truth”:
“Today, the Allies agreed on a three-element package that will bring Ukraine closer to NATO. The first is a new multi-year support program for Ukraine that will enable the transition from Soviet to NATO standards of training and doctrine. The second element is the creation of a new NATO-Ukraine Council, which will will become a forum for consultation and decision-making where we will meet as equals.Third, we confirmed that Ukraine will become a member of NATO and agreed to remove the requirement for a Membership Action Plan.This will change Ukraine’s path from a two-step process to a one-step process.We also gave understand that we will announce an invitation to Ukraine to join NATO when the allies agree and conditions are reached.
As the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance assured, this is a strong package for Ukraine and a clear path to its membership in NATO.
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