Ukraine expects good news and substantive engagement at NATO Summit
Photo: Andriy Yermak, the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine (RBC-Ukraine, Vitaliy Nosach)
Ukraine's position at the NATO Summit will be substantive, and the Office of the President expects good news, according to Andriy Yermak, the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
"The NATO Summit in Vilnius is already tomorrow. Today, we are working intensively. Ukraine's position will be substantive, with extensive communication with allies. We are expecting good news," he wrote.
Yermak also thanked Ukraine's allies, including the EU, the United States, Canada, the UK, Turkey, Albania, Montenegro, Norway, and Iceland.
NATO Summit in Vilnius
At the Summit, which will take place on July 11-12, Ukraine aims to receive an invitation to join NATO after the war. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg hopes that the leaders of member countries will confirm Ukraine's accession to the Alliance.
Furthermore, Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba announced that NATO member countries have agreed to cancel the PfP (Partnership for Peace) Distinction for Ukraine.
Moreover, Ukraine seeks security guarantees from the West until it becomes a full member of NATO.
According to Politico, a group of Western allies within NATO is currently engaged in last-minute negotiations to finalize a declaration regarding security guarantees for Ukraine ahead of the Summit. Meanwhile, the Financial Times reports that a special multilateral declaration with specific commitments from countries regarding Ukraine is likely to be adopted at the Summit.
