Ukraine will not receive an official invitation to join the North Atlantic alliance during the July summit in Washington, DC. This was reported by the New York Times (NYT) with reference to NATO officials.
“What Ukraine wants… is a formal invitation to join NATO. But… it will not happen during the celebrations scheduled… for July,” the NYT publication said.
NATO has no desire to take on a new member that could get the alliance embroiled in conflict, the newspaper notes. The publication points out that the political-military bloc is looking for some kind of middle ground for Ukraine: an indicator that Kiev will have its support in the long term.
“What it (the option) will consist of remains unclear for now,” the NYT concluded.
We will remind, earlier The Times reported that against the background of weakening Western support for Kiev, the UK government may influence the duration of the conflict in Ukraine, dragging it out until 2025.