The political dedication to Ukraine's future membership in NATO stays unchanged, even when it’s not explicitly talked about within the remaining communique of the upcoming summit in The Hague, NATO Secretary Common Mark Rutte stated on June 9.

"The irreversible path of Ukraine into NATO is there, and it’s my assumption that it’s nonetheless there after the summit," Rutte stated at Chatham Home in London.

"Whether or not it’s once more within the communique or not, I feel that's not related, as a result of all of the language we beforehand agreed on is there — till we resolve it’s now not there."

Rutte's feedback observe reporting that this 12 months's summit communique, set for launch after the June 24–25 assembly, could exclude references to Russia and Ukraine. This could mark a notable departure from earlier gatherings, the place Kyiv's future in NATO took middle stage.

Ukraine utilized for alliance membership in September 2022, a number of months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Whereas NATO has repeatedly affirmed that Kyiv will ultimately be a part of, it has but to increase a proper invitation.

U.S. President Donald Trump, who is about to attend the summit, has claimed that Ukraine's NATO aspirations provoked the battle — a line ceaselessly echoed in Russian propaganda. He additionally signaled plans to scale back U.S. navy presence in Europe and has been reluctant to supply new navy assist to Kyiv.

President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on June 2 that Ukraine had been invited to the upcoming summit, regardless of earlier hypothesis that the nation is perhaps excluded as a consequence of opposition from the Trump administration.

The Ukrainian president has attended each NATO summit since February 2022: in individual in 2024 in Washington and 2023 in Vilnius, and nearly in 2022.

This 12 months's summit is anticipated to focus extra cautiously on alliance posture and protection spending, as inside divisions floor over assist for Ukraine and broader geopolitical commitments.

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