Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will discuss security guarantees for Ukraine at the NATO summit in Vilnius while it is on its way to the Alliance.
Zelensky stated that:
- Ukraine will have an invitation when security conditions allow;
- will discuss with partners the security guarantees that Ukraine needs on the way to NATO;
- will discuss with partners the issue of armaments of Ukraine and the situation on the battlefield.
"We want to be on the same page with everyone with full understanding regarding the invitation to join NATO. We will speak and fight for guarantees of Ukraineʼs security on the way to NATO," added Zelensky.
On July 12, the G7 countries will announce the "international structure of long-term security measures for Ukraine."
"The joint declaration, to be signed by all G7 members, will set out how allies will support Ukraine over the coming years to end the war, deter and respond to any future attacks," the British government stated.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: "As Ukraine makes strategic progress in its counteroffensive and the degradation of Russian forces on Putinʼs front line begins, we are strengthening our formal arrangements for the long-term defense of Ukraine."
- On July 11, at the NATO summit, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine will receive an invitation to NATO when all allies agree to it and the conditions are met. Mainly, it is the fight against corruption, reforms to modernize public administration institutions (including the security and defense sector), compatibility with NATO standards, and the end of the war. In addition, the Alliance decided to cancel the MAP for Ukraine.
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba said that after Vilnius, Ukraineʼs path to NATO became shorter, but not faster. Also, according to him, Ukraine will be satisfied with any model that will not be an alternative to its membership in NATO.