"Russia's Neighbors Support Ukraine's NATO Bid, Despite Russian Warnings"

The leaders of Europe's Baltic states expressed their support for Ukraine's NATO membership bid, stating that Ukraine should join the alliance once its war with Russia is over. The leaders emphasized that all allies are aligned on Ukraine's eventual membership. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the lack of a specific timeframe for membership invitation, calling it "absurd." NATO recently dropped its Membership Action Plan requirement for Ukraine, and Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas suggested that Ukraine's accession could happen once Russian troops are pushed back from Ukrainian soil. Russian President Vladimir Putin has long opposed Ukraine's NATO membership, citing national security concerns.