NATO Vilnius Summit Focused on Ukraine, but Still No Invitation
NATO Vilnius Summit Focused on Ukraine, but Still No Invitation

Author(s): Wojciech Lorenz
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: NATO; Vilnius summit; Ukraine; enlargement; risk;
Summary/Abstract: Ukraine was not invited to join NATO at the Alliance’s most recent summit, which was supposed to guarantee its accession to the Alliance after the end of the war with Russia. However, it can count on bilateral long-term security commitments from the G7 countries. NATO, for its part, has taken decisions to ensure long-term practical support for Ukraine and to increase its chances for membership. The main challenge for Ukraine will be to convince the Biden administration that NATO enlargement is less risky and less costly than bilateral security commitments.

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