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Ukraine urges NATO to issue membership invitation next week, Reuters reports
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha asked his NATO counterparts to invite Ukraine to join the alliance during a meeting in Brussels next week, Reuters reported on Nov. 29, citing a letter received. "I urge you to endorse the decision to invite Ukraine to join the Alliance as one of the outcomes of the NATO Foreign Ministerial […]
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Ukraine war latest: Zelensky suggests ending 'hot phase' of war in exchange for NATO membership without occupied territories
Key developments on Nov. 29: Zelensky suggests ending 'hot phase' of war in exchange for NATO membership without occupied territories Ukraine hits oil depot in Rostov Oblast, destroys Buk radar station in Russian-occupied territory, Kyiv claims Syrskyi orders deployment of more reserves to Pokrovsk, Kurakhove directions in Donetsk Oblast Zelensky appoints new Ground Forces of […]
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Zelensky suggests ending 'hot phase' of war in exchange for NATO membership without occupied territories
To end the "hot phase of the war," NATO would have to offer membership to Ukrainian territory under government control, with the invitation recognizing the country's internationally recognized borders, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Sky News "If we want to stop the hot stage of the war, we should quickly take under […]
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NATO unlikely to issue membership invite to Ukraine at upcoming meeting, Reuters reports
NATO countries will likely sidestep Ukraine's call to provide the embattled country with an invitation into the military alliance during the upcoming NATO Foreign Ministerial Meeting on Dec. 3-4, Reuters reported, citing multiple diplomats. "It will take weeks and months to get consensus," an unnamed senior NATO diplomat told Reuters on the condition of anonymity. […]
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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv won't accept security guarantees substituting NATO membership
Key developments on Dec. 3: Ukraine won't accept security guarantees substituting NATO membership Ukraine prevents Russia from establishing bridgehead west of Oskil River, military says France, UK discuss deploying troops to Ukraine for ceasefire monitoring, sources tell RFE/RL Ukraine asking NATO for 20 air defense systems to prevent blackouts Zelensky disputes media reports of 80,000 […]
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Ukraine prioritizing security guarantees over immediate NATO membership, senior diplomat says
Ukraine’s accession to NATO remains on the agenda but is not a top priority for diplomatic efforts, Andrii Melnyk, Ukraine’s newly-appointed envoy to the U.N., told Berliner Morgenpost on Dec. 27. Ukrainian officials have consistently presented NATO membership as the only way toward a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, though acknowledging that the entry […]
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Kazakhstan won't seek BRICS membership 'in the foreseeable future'
Kazakhstan's president has "carefully considered" proposals to join BRICS but Astana will not seek to join the group "in the foreseeable future," a government spokesperson told Tengrinews.kz in an interview published on Oct. 16. BRICS, composed of Russia, China, India, Brazil, and other nations, is a group of emerging economies often portrayed as a counterweight […]
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Ukraine War Latest: Ukraine prioritizing security guarantees over immediate NATO membership, senior diplomat says
Key developments on Dec. 28 – 29: Ukraine prioritizing security guarantees over immediate NATO membership, senior diplomat says Russia must admit guilt over downing Azerbaijani airliner, pay compensation, Azerbaijan's president says Ukraine secures over $156 million for defense industry from European allies, defense minister says Russia rejects Trump team's reported peace deal proposals on Ukraine, […]
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Ukraine’s NATO Membership on "irreversible path," G7 defense ministers reaffirm
Defense ministers of the G7 countries reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Ukraine's integration into NATO, according to the joint statement following their meeting in Naples on Oct. 19. "We support Ukraine on its irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership,” the statement said. The ministers also pledged continued military assistance to Ukraine, both […]
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NATO membership is Ukraine’s best security guarantee, Finland's FM tells Reuters
NATO membership is the only credible long-term guarantee Ukraine can secure to defend against future Russian aggression, Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told Reuters on Jan. 8. While Donald Trump's upcoming return to the White House on January 20 has sparked hope for a diplomatic resolution to Moscow's invasion, it has also raised concerns in […]
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Germany 'skeptical' about Ukraine's NATO membership, Zelensky says
Germany still "has skepticism" about Ukraine joining NATO, fearing Russia's reaction, President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on Oct. 21. Speaking at a meeting attended by the Kyiv Independent, Zelensky stressed that a majority of NATO countries have reached a consensus on an invitation for Ukraine to join the alliance, which would be granted within the […]