Ukraine's long-awaited 2023 counteroffensive was supposed to precipitate another humiliating Russian collapse. As 2023 turns to 2024, it is clear that Kyiv's operation has not succeeded, even if ...

Ivo Daalder, the U.S. ambassador to NATO from 2009 to 2013, called the MAP-removal idea a “significant” step. “It does mean that you can get to the process of membership much more speedily ...

NATO leaders have agreed at a summit in Vilnius that Ukraine's future lies within the alliance but stopped short of handing Kyiv the invitation or timetable for accession ... (MAP), effectively ...

Known in NATO parlance as a MAP, the action plan involves a tailor-made package of advice, assistance and practical support for countries preparing to join NATO. Bosnia, for example, is currently ...

2023-04-06T22:10:39Z ... The United States does not support offering Ukraine a "road map" to NATO membership, ... NATO members are set to gather July 11 and 12 in Vilnius, ...

NATO should look at skipping the requirement for Ukraine's Membership Action Plan (MAP) ... 2023 3:41 PM UTC Updated June 29, 2023 ...

Published May 26, 2023 Updated May 29, 2023. Though peace seems distant, ... NATO must lay out a more concrete road map for Ukraine to join, reconfirming a promise first made in 2008.

New NATO map shows expansion of alliance as Sweden joins after two-year battle ... Finland got accepted into NATO on April 4, 2023, and it also borders Russia, causing some concern.

VILNIUS, Lithuania — NATO had some significant successes at its summit that ended Wednesday as it worked hard to project unity in support of Ukraine’s bloody defense against Russia’s invasion.

NATO Summit 2023 Explained: Five Things to Watch. Published Jul 06, 2023 at 3:00 AM EDT Updated Jul 06, 2023 at 10:19 AM EDT. By . David Brennan is Newsweek's Diplomatic Correspondent covering ...

July 14, 2023 5:45 AM. ... Finland, after the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. ... No MAP will be necessary; Ukraine will be admitted when the allies agree to admit it.

NATO, a defensive alliance, has no mechanism for intervening unless a member country is attacked. Pevkur argued that failure in Ukraine would increase the chance that Russia will mount such an attack.