Lithuania will raise the issue of Ukraine's membership in NATO

At the NATO summit in Washington on July 9–11, Lithuania will raise the issue of Ukraine's membership in the Alliance.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to LRT.

According to the publication, today, June 28, at a joint meeting of the Seimas Foreign Affairs Committee and the National Security and Defense Committee, Lithuania's preparations for the NATO summit in Washington were discussed.

"We discussed the priorities of the upcoming summit - the issue of Ukraine's membership, the issue of an invitation, or at least a stronger vocabulary. We will stand firmly on the side of Ukraine to achieve something more than what we had in Vilnius," said Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Laurinas Kasciunas.

Lithuania recalled that last July, at the Vilnius summit, NATO leaders said that an invitation to Ukraine to join the Alliance would be sent after the bloc members agreed to it and the country fulfilled the relevant conditions.

Also, at the last summit, it was decided to release Ukraine from the Membership Action Plan (MAP), establish a NATO-Ukraine Council, and approve a long-term plan to support the Armed Forces.

"Expectations may be somewhat lower than last year because the partners are very clear that they are not ready for decisive action, but at least there is no change of mind, no retreat, and no one believes that the texts adopted last year were too strong. This gives us hope that by constantly raising this issue, we are moving forward," said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.

Author - Serhii Kolomiets, 29/06/2024