US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that as part of the conversation on making support for Ukraine a long-term commitment, Washington expects that there will be further discussions about what NATO's role in this process could be.
Following the deaths of rescue workers in a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized the West's hesitation in providing military aid to the country as completely unacceptable. "A new air defence system could fundamentally change the situation," Zelensky said in his evening video message broadcast in Kiev on Thursday. He said he was grateful to every country that was looking for ways to help Ukraine. At the same time, he said: "It is completely unacceptable
Foreign ministers from NATO's 32 member states will meet in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss the alliance's support for Ukraine as well as future relations with Russia. How to help Ukraine best defend against Russia is the main issue, with a military support package worth €100 billion ($108 billion) over the next five years up for discussion, according to multiple diplomats. A second part of the alliance's plans to bolster support for Ukraine for the long-term involves a new NATO mission to coor
NATO foreign ministers will discuss a proposed €100 billion ($108 billion) fund for long-term military support to Ukraine. "The secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, has proposed creating an envelope of €100 billion over five years," Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib told reporters ahead of a NATO foreign minister's meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. "We'll analyse the feasibility of this proposal." Lahbib said that there'll be no decision on the proposal at this week's two-day meeting on Wedn
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stressed the importance of preparing a roadmap for Ukraine's accession to NATO ahead of the 75th-anniversary summit in Washington in July. Source: Blinken during a joint press conference with French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné Details: Blinken emphasised that Ukraine will become a NATO member, as the allies stated at the Vilnius summit.