NATO has argued over Ukraine’s commitments at the summit

The United States and several key allies are actively discussing what to offer Ukraine at the July NATO summit in Washington. CNN reported this on Wednesday, July 19, citing multiple American and European sources familiar with the discussion.

At the same time, the United States is facing criticism from various European countries that it is not ready to go as far as some of them want, especially those near the Russian border.

Officials in Washington and Berlin have suggested that during next month’s NATO summit the alliance pledges that Ukraine has a “bridge” to NATO membership, rather than an “irreversible path,” as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in April, using language like this. is supported by the UK and several countries in Eastern and Central Europe,” said several sources familiar with the discussions with journalists.”

The material says that the final formulation to be made by the Alliance on Ukraine during the July summit in Washington is critical. It will be carefully discussed by the members of the Alliance in the coming days, and then will be subject to careful analysis as the formulation outlines Ukraine’s goals with NATO in the world and, in particular, Russia.

A senior US official said Biden administration officials did not believe the word “irreversible” would have support across the alliance, specifically pointing to Hungary as a country likely to hold out. According to him, the United States believes that it is close to a resolution among all allies, but refused to comment on the decision in advance.

“Some NATO members are also reluctant to use this word, because Ukraine has not yet implemented all the necessary democratic and anti-corruption reforms required for membership in the Alliance,” one of the interlocutors emphasized.

The summit is about a month away, but the topic remains a center of tension in the current talks.

“Most Central European countries are disappointed by the ambiguity and procrastination of the Biden administration” when it comes to setting a concrete path for Ukraine, a Central European diplomat told CNN.

A second European official, whose country is more aggressive on Ukraine’s membership than the United States, said Europe’s allies are calling directly on the White House to make Ukraine’s path as clear as possible.

Earlier, the Alliance reported that aid to Ukraine would be the focus of the NATO summit.

And NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said there would be “no date” for Ukraine at the NATO summit.