"NATO and Ukraine Strengthen Ties in High-Level Talks, Turkey Supports Sweden's NATO Bid"
During the NATO summit in Lithuania, US President Joe Biden assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the US is doing everything it can to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia, despite NATO's decision not to offer membership to Ukraine. The G7 nations also pledged long-term security assistance for Ukraine, with individual countries negotiating their own arrangements. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace faced criticism for suggesting that Ukraine should show more gratitude for Western military support. Zelenskyy welcomed the US decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, stating that Russia also uses them. NATO and Ukraine held their first high-level talks in a new format, and Zelenskyy praised NATO's decision to simplify Ukraine's path to eventual membership. The Kremlin criticized the G7's plans to offer Ukraine security guarantees.
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