The defense of the Baltic republics and Finland is hardly possible without using Swedish territory and only as a full member of the alliance is the country fully involved in defense planning
Media mentions – Security and Defence
NATO is discussing how one can eventually care for a drowning person without throwing them a lifebuoy
Clearly, it is not NATO’s vocation to expand or to have a major presence in the Indo-Pacific
91% of Ukrainians want to join NATO, compared to 50% a few years ago. This is another great success for Vladimir Putin
This summit provides an ideal opportunity to demonstrate the unity of the Alliance in the face of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, but it also has major objectives to achieve
So as long as those countries who want to join the alliance are not allowed to when they feel threatened, then I think that the whole [Euro-Atlantic security] picture is not complete
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas comments on Ukraine’s accession to NATO
We were under the impression that the war would not last
Ukraine’s membership to NATO offers greater predictability and stability for Ukrainians and Europe alike
Essentially everyone’s on board on the notion that membership for Ukraine is now a reasonable thing to achieve at some point
The NATO-Ukraine Council is a lot more important than people think, because a lot of work can be done