Ukraine Tops NATO Summit Agenda

July 10, 2023 5:05 am

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Russia’s war on Ukraine will top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts meet on Tuesday and Wednesday. The focus will be what to do about Ukraine’s future membership of NATO, and the security guarantees the country might need to ensure that Russia doesn’t invade again after the war is over. The leaders are set to endorse new defense plans should President Vladimir Putin try to broaden Russia’s war beyond Ukraine and westward into allied territory. Sweden’s accession is up for discussion too, as Turkey delays the Nordic country’s entry into the world’s biggest security organization. The leaders will also set a new, higher target for defense spending.