Irked with the uncertainty over membership, Ukrianian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted the alliance as it was a personal setback for him; he had harboured hopes that the Vilnius summit would culminate in a concrete invitation for Ukraine to join the alliance. In scathing criticism, Zelensky termed this Nato stance ‘unprecedented and absurd‘ when there is no time frame set ‘neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine‘s membership‘. He was also upset with vague wording about added conditions ‘even for inviting Ukraine‘
Zelensky himself conceded that the two alliance members were concerned about the risk of igniting te Third World War, if Ukraine found itself in conflict with Russia as a Nato member
Britain backs fast-track Nato membership for Ukraine independent.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from independent.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Nato members are racing to complete a plan to provide long-term support to Ukraine, but are wrestling with how best to assure the country's security until it can join the military alliance, according to US and European officials. With four weeks to go until a Nato summit in Vilnius that is expected to approve the plan, there is agreement that.
Finland will be represented at a series of meetings in Brussels by caretaker Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen (Cen), whose successor could be named this weekend.