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| Since before Russia invaded Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has been asking NATO for membership — an aspiration fixed in Ukraine’s Constitution since 2019. Today, at the alliance’s summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, all 31 NATO leaders agreed to offer an invitation. Yet Zelensky was left disappointed. | Since before Russia invaded Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has been asking NATO for membership — an aspiration fixed in Ukraine’s Constitution since 2019. Today, at the alliance’s summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, all 31 NATO leaders agreed to offer an invitation. Yet Zelensky was left disappointed. |
| Without offering any timeline, NATO said it would allow Ukraine to join only “when allies agree and conditions are met.” The move would be a major blow to President Vladimir Putin — bringing the Western alliance to his doorstep — but it could be a very long time before Ukraine is allowed to join. | Without offering any timeline, NATO said it would allow Ukraine to join only “when allies agree and conditions are met.” The move would be a major blow to President Vladimir Putin — bringing the Western alliance to his doorstep — but it could be a very long time before Ukraine is allowed to join. |
| Zelensky called NATO’s lack of specifics “absurd,” but did soften his tone when he arrived at the summit. | Zelensky called NATO’s lack of specifics “absurd,” but did soften his tone when he arrived at the summit. |
| The main reason for denying Ukraine membership is because of the ongoing war with Russia. “NATO’s collective defense promise, the famous Article V, would mean that every NATO member is obligated to fight for Ukraine,” my colleague Steven Erlanger said. “And nobody wants to do that.” | The main reason for denying Ukraine membership is because of the ongoing war with Russia. “NATO’s collective defense promise, the famous Article V, would mean that every NATO member is obligated to fight for Ukraine,” my colleague Steven Erlanger said. “And nobody wants to do that.” |
| Elsewhere at the summit, Turkey’s sudden decision to support Sweden’s entry into NATO was seen by some as a sign that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could be scaling back his close ties with Russia. |