{"id":1969698,"date":"2023-07-11T13:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T17:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-enraged-after-nato-says-ukraine-may-join-alliance-when-conditions-are-met\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T14:00:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T18:00:05","slug":"zelensky-enraged-after-nato-says-ukraine-may-join-alliance-when-conditions-are-met","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-enraged-after-nato-says-ukraine-may-join-alliance-when-conditions-are-met\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky furious as NATO hints at Ukraine&#8217;s potential alliance membership."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fzelensky-enraged-after-nato-says-ukraine-may-join-alliance-when-conditions-are-met%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=1969698&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, which can be found <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\">here<\/a>, 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 has 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; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-enraged-after-nato-says-ukraine-may-join-alliance-when-conditions-are-met\/\" title=\"Zelensky furious as NATO hints at Ukraine's potential alliance membership.\">regularly review progress<\/a>. This change reflects the alliance&#8217;s dedication to assisting Ukraine in implementing further 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> necessary for its eventual membership.<\/p>\n<h3>Invitation and Timetable<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassley-grills-biden-nominee-over-push-to-lift-sanctions-on-group-tied-to-terror\/\" title=\"Grassley Grills Biden Nominee Over Push to Lift Sanctions on Group Tied to Terror\">member nations<\/a> have stated that they will extend an invitation to Ukraine to join the alliance when conditions are met and all Allies agree. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed disappointment with the decision, emphasizing the need for a clear timetable for Ukraine&#8217;s NATO membership.<\/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 expressed his dissatisfaction with the communique&#8217;s phrasing, stating that Ukraine deserves respect and should have been included in the discussions.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden, before attending the summit, emphasized that the war with Russia must come to an end before NATO can admit Ukraine. He acknowledged that there is currently no unanimity within NATO regarding Ukraine&#8217;s immediate membership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a commitment that we&#8217;ve all made, no matter what,&#8221; President Biden stated in an interview released on Sunday.<\/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":1969699,"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-1969698","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\/1969698","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=1969698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1969699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1969698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1969698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1969698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}