NATO To Be Put To The Test

WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO leaders have celebrated their unity in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, that will be tested at the alliance’s annual summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, next week. Disagreements have been stacking up over admitting Sweden as NATO’s 32nd member, boosting military spending and finding a new secretary general. In addition, there’s division over how to fulfill a years-old promise to admit Ukraine into NATO. Douglas Lute, who served as U.S. ambassador to NATO under President Barack Obama, says “any fissure, any lack of solidarity provides an opportunity for those who would oppose the alliance.” The U.S. announced Friday it will provide Ukraine with the controversial cluster munitions, causing unease among some NATO partners.