{"id":1969675,"date":"2023-07-11T13:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T17:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-says-ukraine-may-join-alliance-when-conditions-are-met-enraging-zelensky\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T13:45:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T17:45:13","slug":"nato-says-ukraine-may-join-alliance-when-conditions-are-met-enraging-zelensky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-says-ukraine-may-join-alliance-when-conditions-are-met-enraging-zelensky\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO hints at Ukraine&#8217;s potential alliance membership, infuriating Zelensky."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnato-says-ukraine-may-join-alliance-when-conditions-are-met-enraging-zelensky%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1969675&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0711\/7446fa52-c337-44ad-9eab-2b315be9ea5e\/audio.mp3?length=2414061&#038;duration=201\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>NATO Expresses Support for Ukraine&#8217;s Membership<\/h2>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-rep-proposes-space-tourism-tax-days-after-first-private-flights\/\" title=\"Democratic Rep Proposes Space Tourism Tax Days After First Private Flights\">exciting development<\/a>, NATO members have issued a statement affirming their support for Ukraine&#8217;s membership in the alliance. The Vilnius Summit Communique, available in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natolive\/official_texts_217320.htm?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=natopress&#038;utm_campaign=20230711_communique\">pdf<\/a> format, declares that &#8220;Ukraine&#8217;s future is in NATO.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The highly anticipated summit, taking place in Vilnius from July 11-12, brings together leaders from all 31 NATO member countries to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-says-ukraine-may-join-alliance-when-conditions-are-met-enraging-zelensky\/\" title=\"NATO hints at Ukraine's potential alliance membership, infuriating Zelensky.\">address critical global security challenges<\/a>, including the ongoing war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h3>Commitment to Reform and Progress<\/h3>\n<p>The alliance reaffirmed its commitment, initially made at the 2008 Bucharest Summit, and acknowledged the significant progress Ukraine has made on its reform path.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, NATO has replaced the requirement for Ukraine to implement a &#8220;Membership Action Plan&#8221; with an &#8220;Annual National Program&#8221; that will regularly review the country&#8217;s progress. This change reflects the alliance&#8217;s dedication to assisting Ukraine in implementing necessary democratic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/primary-election-counting-process-in-texas-largest-county-a-disaster-says-lt-governor\/\" title=\"Primary Election Counting Process in Texas' Largest County a 'Disaster,' Says Lt. Governor\">security reforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Invitation and Conditions<\/h3>\n<p>The member nations concluded that an invitation for Ukraine to join NATO will be extended when the Allies agree and the necessary conditions are met.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed disappointment with the decision, emphasizing the need for a clear timetable for Ukraine&#8217;s NATO membership. He took to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1678707674811187200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> to voice his concerns, calling the lack of a timeframe &#8220;unprecedented and absurd.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5389015\" style=\"width: 554px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11\/id5389015-Zelensky-in-Vilnius-1200x758.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11\/id5389015-Zelensky-in-Vilnius-1200x758.jpg\" alt=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) addresses the crowd next to his wife Olena Zelenska (L) and Lithuania\u2019s President Gitanas Nauseda at Lukiskiu Square in Vilnius on July 11, 2023, during a NATO Summit. (Odd Andersen\/AFP via Getty Images)\"><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>President Zelensky also criticized the communique for being discussed without Ukraine&#8217;s involvement, stating that Ukraine &#8220;deserves respect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Before attending the summit, President Joe Biden emphasized that the war with Russia must come to an end before NATO can admit Ukraine. He explained during a recent interview, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think there is unanimity in NATO about whether or not to bring Ukraine into the NATO family now, at this moment, in the middle of a war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges, the commitment to Ukraine&#8217;s NATO membership remains strong, and efforts will continue to ensure a secure and prosperous future for the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>express support for Ukraine&#8217;s NATO membership without specifying a timeline. The Vilnius Summit Communique states that Ukraine&#8217;s future lies within NATO. This crucial summit, scheduled for July 11-12, will gather leaders from all 31 member countries of the alliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":531,"featured_media":1969676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1969675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/531"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1969675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1969676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1969675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1969675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1969675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}