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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopes that July NATO summit will come up with new “strong and real” steps to bring Ukraine closer to the alliance.
He said at a press conference in Chisinau, according to Interfax-Ukraine.
“We do not anticipate that there’ll be an invitation for Ukraine to join NATO, but we think there will be a substantial show of support for Ukraine as it works to win its war,” Jim O’Brien, the top U.S. diplomat for Europe at the State Department, elaborated on the issue.
His statement has been backed by US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith who says the invitation will not “be on the table” in July. However, she promises Ukraine will advance on its was to become a NATO member.
“There will be some new language in the Summit declaration on Ukraine’s membership aspirations. It won’t look exactly like the language that we had last year (in Vilnius),” Smith told reporters at a press conference ahead of a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Prague, according to European Pravda.
She didn’t provide detailes on any formulations.
The NATO summit in Washington will take place from July 9 to July 11, 2024.
