A call to be taken by the leaders of NATO member states on the summit in The Hague would be the subsequent step in constructing a "bridge" between Ukraine and the Alliance.
Supply: NATO Secretary Basic Mark Rutte in The Hague in the beginning of a gathering with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: Rutte emphasised that the Allies nonetheless regard NATO’s earlier pro-Ukrainian choices, together with the Washington Summit choice, as legitimate, and that the result doc of the Hague Summit will not directly reaffirm this.
"We now have an essential summit developing, together with essential choices on Ukraine, which is admittedly constructing on the Washington Summit final yr, the place we determined that there’s this irreversible path for Ukraine into NATO," he stated.
Rutte didn’t specify precisely what he meant by this oblique affirmation, however it’s identified that the summit declaration is predicted to incorporate an announcement on financing Ukraine's defence via the defence budgets of NATO member states.
"We’re constructing that bridge [between Ukraine and NATO], as we converse," Rutte added.
Background:
- On 24 June, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof stated that he considers Ukraine a part of the Euro-Atlantic household.
- Yesterday Rutte revealed what the NATO summit decision will say concerning Ukraine.
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