NATO on Tuesday offered a fast track to joining warring Ukraine if it met certain conditions.

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference that the summit in Vilnius had agreed to waive NATO membership from the Membership Action Plan requirements, at which time the multi-year security assistance program for Ukraine was announced. also announced. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly called for a concrete roadmap for joining the defense pact, securing assurances from the United States and its allies to protect Ukraine in future conflicts, but the plan remains bleak. On Tuesday, it became clear that no clear path had been reached. according to to Bloomberg.

“This will change the path for Ukraine’s accession from a two-step process to a one-step process,” Stoltenberg said. Said at a press conference. The member states “will issue an invitation to Ukraine to join NATO if the allies agree and the conditions are met.”

NATO leaders: If allies agree and conditions are met, we will be in a position to ask Ukraine to join the alliance Said in the official communiqué.

Member states also adopted “the most comprehensive defense plan since the end of the Cold War”, pledged to keep 300,000 regional forces on constant readiness and to cooperate in the production of arms and ammunition, according to the statement.

Our allies have made important decisions at a crucial moment for our national security.Agreed on enhancement package #Ukraine provide a clear path towards #NATO. We also endorsed the most comprehensive defense plan since the Cold War, backed by a persistent commitment to increasing investment in defense. pic.twitter.com/WuqeN9by6I

— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) July 11, 2023

Stoltenberg said the new NATO-Ukrainian council will meet with Zelensky on Wednesday.

More than 15 years ago, NATO promised Ukraine would one day join in a statement aimed at deterring a Russian aggression, but no path to membership was paved, Bloomberg reports.

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