Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy again called on Tuesday for NATO to invite Ukraine to become a member, offering a strongly worded statement as the coalition leaders gathered for a summit in Lithuania.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy again called on Tuesday for NATO to invite Ukraine to become a member, offering a strongly worded statement as the coalition leaders gathered for a summit in Lithuania.NATO PHOTO: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, U.S. President Joe Biden, British Prime Minster Rishi Sunak and other NATO leaders, in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 11, 2023.
The meeting comes as Zelenskyy pushes for a spot in NATO, despite Biden's public comments this weekend that he doesn't think that's the right move at this moment. "This is an historic step which makes all #NATO Allies stronger & safer," Stoltenberg tweeted along with a photo of him and the two leaders shaking hands.Filip Singer - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Sweden has resumed arms exports with Turkey and"will present a roadmap as the basis of its continued fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations," according to NATO.
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