The Baltic states and Poland are pushing their NATO allies to provide Ukraine with a pathway to membership, according to the New York Times.
During a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Norway several weeks ago, many of the allies “led by Poland and the Baltic states” said Ukraine’s status had to be clarified in the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius.
“In a blur of memos and meetings, several American officials, led by Secretary of State Antony J Blinken, appear to have taken the position that the Biden administration will be forced to be more specific about Ukraine’s path to membership, even if no date can be agreed upon in the middle of a war that has no clear end in sight,” the New York Times wrote.
While Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania may be pushing for a pathway to full membership, other allies are considering long-term security guarantees that may mirror the 10-year-long commitment provided by Washington to Israel.
Last week, an adviser to Ukraine’s president and the former NATO secretary general, Anders Rasmussen, said “there was a clear possibility that some countries individually might take action” if the alliance failed to “agree on a clear path forward for Ukraine”.
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