Mark Rutte<\/b> confirmed Bolodymyr Zelenski<\/b>‘s invite<\/a> to the NATO in Ankara<\/b>, despite reservations and reactions from the US<\/b>.<\/p>\n
In a move with a strong geopolitical footprint and multiple messages to allies<\/b> and opponents, NATO<\/b>opens the door to the invited Summit<\/b> in Angara<\/b> to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky<\/b>, amid intense international discussions on the war with Russia<\/b><\/a> and the future of the Western Security Strategy<\/b>. The confirmation of the invitation by Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte<\/b> comes at a time of increased tension<\/b> within NATO<\/b>, as Washington was reported to have expressed objections<\/b> to the participation of non-alliance partner countries<\/b> in the work of the summit. <The focus is now on both the stance that Zelensky will eventually take and the balance between the US, Europe and Turkey<\/b>, a few weeks before one of the most crucial meetings<\/b> of leaders in recent years.<\/p>\n
NATO has formally invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky<\/b> to its upcoming leaders’ summit in Ankara<\/b> on July 7 and 8, Alliance chief Mark Rutte<\/b> said Friday.<\/p>\nThe invitation<\/h3>\n
“I already invited him, yes I did, he will be there,” Rutte said in response to a question from Politico in Helsingborg, Sweden, during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers.<\/p>\n
The invitation comes despite the fact that the U.S. had resisted efforts to extend invitations to non-NATO partners such as Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea.<\/p>\n
The NATO summit will likely include the formal leaders’ meeting and a parallel industrial forum involving countries outside the alliance.<\/p>\n
Zelensky has not yet accepted the invitation. “Everything is still being shaped. Everyone is in a holding pattern,” a European official with knowledge of the invitation told Politico.<\/p>\n
The Alliance is also considering inviting Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the summit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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