President Joe Biden's Vilnius address was a paean to NATO and the transatlantic security architecture he has toiled to strengthen since well before the invasion began.
Ukraine still has requirements to meet before it can possibly join NATO, according to White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg snagged a one-year term extension as head of the 31-member bloc while it grapples with the raging war in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is “open” to the idea of removing a series of mandatory democratic and military reforms for Ukraine’s potential membership in NATO.
In just an eight day period in May, the West authorized sending both long range Storm Shadow cruise missiles and F-16 fighter bombers to Ukraine, - Ted Snider for Antiwar.com Original