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NATO Vilnius Summit: Ukraine Membership Stalemate

| NATO-US Tensions

The Vilnius Summit sees NATO declare 'Ukraine's future is in NATO' but offer no timeline or pre-conditions for membership. Ukrainian President Zelensky tweets his fury before arrival: 'It's unprecedented and absurd when a timeframe is not set.' G7 security guarantees are announced as an alternative. Zelensky eventually accepts the communiqué but the episode reveals deep divisions over Ukraine's path.