Biden and the NATO allies aim to show support for Ukraine and give Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy a sense of what will have to be done to gain NATO membership sometime in the future.

Source: https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/07/09/biden-begins-three-nation-tour/

BRATISLAVA — Ukraine is upping its campaign to get a firm promise of NATO membership eventually, working to sway wary allies before a key meeting this week.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-renew-push-nato-membership/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

But NATO membership is not there yet.

Source: https://houstonianonline.com/de-hoop-scheffer-nato-membership-ukraine-is-not-in-it/

Erdogan, whose country has been holding off its final approval to Sweden’s NATO membership, made the comments in Ankara on Monday before departing to the alliance’s summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/nation-world/amazon-prime-day-larry-nassar-stabbed-in-florida-prison-and-more-of-todays-trending-topics/article_6b49f290-8f16-50f1-9f8d-4c6626096d20.html

Finland submitted a joint application for NATO membership alongside Sweden shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

Source: https://onlinenigeria.com/stories/320889-finland-ignores-putin-to-officially-become-a-member-of-nato-military-alliance-tomorrow.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finland-ignores-putin-to-officially-become-a-member-of-nato-military-alliance-t

He emphasised that NATO membership was a priority national interest for Hungary after the system change, and for now, he “does not consider it a historical mistake”.

Source: https://www.budapesttimes.hu/hungary/speaker-member-states-no-longer-able-to-control-eu-bureaucracy/

Hungary’s foreign minister said Tuesday that his country’s ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership was now just a “technical matter.”

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/07/nato-summit-boosted-by-deal-to-advance-swedens-bid-to-join-alliance/

In May, both countries applied for NATO membership.

Source: https://www.baltimoregaylife.com/finland-wants-closer-security-cooperation-with-the-us-a-prelude-to-nato-membership/

In this interview, Minister Jonson discusses Sweden’s potential NATO membership and the country’s readiness to join the alliance.

Source: https://lithuaniatribune.com/swedish-minister-of-defence-sweden-eager-to-join-nato-at-upcoming-vilnius-summit/

NATO membership would afford Ukraine protection against a giant neighbor that annexed its Crimean Peninsula almost a decade ago and more recently seized vast swaths of land in the east and south.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/07/nato-summit-boosted-by-deal-to-advance-swedens-bid-to-join-alliance/

Neither Finland nor Sweden needed "bribes, promises and the threat of sanctions" to apply for NATO membership.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/focus-japan-nato-interests-increasingly-align-but-ties-still-just-symbolic

One Russian justification for invading Ukraine was the many Ukrainians backing NATO membership for Ukraine.

Source: http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htworld/articles/20230226.aspx

On the sidelines of the NATO summit held in Vilnius in July, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced Erdogan’s intention to promptly submit Sweden’s NATO membership application to the parliament for approval.

Source: https://praguemonitor.com/news/21/08/2023/erdogan-may-not-let-sweden-into-nato-until-quran-burning-is-addressed/

Switzerland will have to make a decision on NATO membership, Perrin said in the interview.

Source: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/switzerland-cannot-avoid-nato--question--says-ruag-president/48747380?utm_campaign=swi-rss&utm_source=multiple&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=o

The eyebrow-raising behavior from the president came as he concluded a five-day trip to Europe, where he participated in a Lithuanian summit to shore up support for Ukraine amid its war with Russia and showcase Finland’s NATO membership.

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/fox-politics/biden-nibbles-on-frightened-young-girl-during-trip-to-finland-weirding-out-twitter-users/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biden-nibbles-on-frightened-young-girl-during-trip-to-finland-weirding-out-twitter-users

Turkish officials also said the act was contrary to an agreement that Turkey has reached with Sweden and Finland under which the two promised to crack down on Kurdish militants as they seek Turkish approval for their NATO membership bids.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5411696/turkey-summons-swedish-envoy-over-heinous-protest-action/

Unfortunately, NATO membership requires the support of all 31 member countries.

Source: https://www.libdemvoice.org/tom-arms-world-review-46-73291.html

While Ukraine was promised eventual NATO membership in 2008, it has been repeatedly denied official NATO membership in recent years.

Source: https://news.antiwar.com/2023/01/11/ukraine-is-shedding-blood-for-nato-mission-ukrainian-defense-minister/

While Ukraine was promised eventual NATO membership in 2008, it has been repeatedly denied official NATO membership in recent years.

Source: https://news.antiwar.com/2023/01/11/ukraine-is-shedding-blood-for-nato-mission-ukrainian-defense-minister/