Essentially, everyone agrees that Ukraine’s accession is something that can reasonably be achieved at some point in the future
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If there is no sustained commitment to stay at 2 percent or above, the plans will be hard to implement
If there is no sustained commitment to stay at 2 percent or above, the plans will be hard to implement
Many NATO countries will view the outcome of the summit as a test of Turkey’s and Hungary’s commitment to the alliance
The ability of the Vilnius summit to deliver or, at the very least, offer significant progress on these four priorities will be a credibility test for the Alliance
In addition, there must be decisions on security guarantees for Ukraine. This would also be an important signal to Russia, because Putin is still counting on the West’s support for Ukraine to wane
Like any war, the war in Ukraine is a moment of military-technological innovation. New weapon systems are being developed and tested
During her first visit to Kyiv on 21 February 2023, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reassured President Zelensky concerning the Italian commitment to the Ukrainian resistance and defence
In Vilnius, the [NATO] alliance could turn the tables and signal to Russia’s leadership that any Russian shelling of civilian facilities in Ukraine will result in concrete Western responses
Wolfgang Ischinger offers three suggestions on how to sustainably strengthen Ukraine’s security