NATO is set to off its complete backing for Kyiv's quest for victory in Russia's war against Ukraine, but the 31 nations in the Western military alliance are divided over how far to go on letting Ukraine join their ranks.
VILNIUS, Lithuania - NATO leaders will grapple with Ukraine's membership ambitions at their summit Tuesday, and their determination to face down Russia boosted by a breakthrough in Sweden's bid to join the alliance.
The Western military alliance is set to offer its full-throated backing for Kyiv's quest for victory, but its 31 nations are divided over how far to go on letting Ukraine join their ranks. But the alliance is offering Kyiv a branch by simplifying its eventual accession bid and dropping a requirement that it complete a formal road map of reforms.
Alliance leaders should sign off on new regional plans to protect against any potential Russian attack and agree to bolster defence spending targets.Diplomats have been wrangling up to the wire over the exact wording final communique as they seek to convince Ukraine it is moving forward.
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