@wearedigitaldiplomacy: What’s the future of Ukraine in NATO? And what is the future of NATO more in general? “I can say that as we stand here and as we’ll see in Washington this Alliance is bigger than it’s ever been with the addition of two new members, it’s stronger, it’s more resilient and more united,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said last week about the upcoming NATO Summit in Washington DC in mid-July. Speaking last week during his visit to Prague in the Czech Republic, Blinken said: “At the summit, we’ll be taking concrete steps to bring Ukraine closer to NATO and ensure that there’s a bridge to membership, a bridge that’s strong and well-lit. NATO will help build Ukraine’s future force, one that can effectively deter aggression and defend against it if necessary. We’ll advance Ukraine’s integration with NATO. Thirty-two countries are also negotiating individual bilateral security agreements with Ukraine; 13 have already been concluded. I expect many more will be concluded by the time of the summit. We’ll bring them all together to show how powerful that commitment is.” Is this a path to membership for Ukraine? Secretary Blinken said so. “The Allies agreed and made clear at Vilnius, the last summit, Ukraine will become a member of NATO.” The top US diplomat added: “At the same time, we’re seeing Allies stand up to increase burden sharing. Two-thirds of Allies are now on track to meet the 2 percent commitment, and we’ll welcome more. Back in 2020, 11 NATO Allies were at 2 percent of GDP contributed to defense. By the time of the summit, we expect that number will be over 20.” #ukraine #digitaldiplomacy

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Monday 03 June 2024 14:49:25 GMT