(July 11, 2023)

Finally, leaders reaffirmed that Ukraine would become a member of NATO and agreed to remove the requirement for a Membership Action Plan. „This will change Ukraine‘s membership path from a two-step process to a one-step process,“ the secretary general said. „We also made it clear that we will issue an invitation for Ukraine to join NATO when allies agree, and conditions are met.“

Alliance leaders also approved the most comprehensive defense plans since the end of the Cold War. „These [plans] are designed to counter the two main threats we face: Russia and terrorism,“ he said.