US Opposes Offering Ukraine a NATO Membership Roadmap, FT Reports (5:25 p.m.)
The US is opposing efforts by some European nations to offer Ukraine a clear “road map” to NATO membership at the alliance’s July summit in Lithuania, the Financial Times reported, citing four officials involved in the talks.
Lines were drawn at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels this week, the newspaper reported. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that he’ll only attend the summit if given tangible steps toward membership in the military alliance, the FT said.
The US is instead urging allies to stay focused on short-term military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine as Russia’s invasion moves deeper into its second year, according to the report. |