NATO Digs In on Putin’s Border With New Allies, Aid for Kyiv
- Kyiv to get fast-track to membership when ‘conditions are met’
- NATO offers more military aid as Sweden and Finland join bloc
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NATO advanced its plans for enlargement in response to Russian aggression, firming up the prospects for Ukraine’s future membership and securing a breakthrough deal with Sweden that will complete its expansion northwards.
Meeting in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, NATO leaders promised to invite Ukraine to join the bloc “when allies agree and conditions are met” with an accelerated accession process. They also extended new aid to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s government for the long term and established structures for closer coordination.