"NATO Leaders Provide Ukraine with Support Package, Membership Decision Deferred"
NATO leaders are expected to offer Ukraine a major support package, including modernizing its armed forces and creating a new high-level forum for consultations, at the upcoming summit. However, membership talks for Ukraine will not begin soon. The leaders will also agree to boost defense spending and provide weapons, ammunition, uniforms, and medical equipment to Ukraine. The accession of Sweden as a NATO member is uncertain due to objections raised by Turkey. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed that Ukraine will become a member of NATO but did not provide a timeline. The focus now is on strengthening Ukraine and ending the conflict.