Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be admitted to the NATO… (нато · саммит · зеленский)
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be admitted to the NATO summit leaders' dinner, but he will not be allowed to attend the alliance's sessions. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy may not be given a microphone at the NATO summit in Ankara.
Consensus
- Volodymyr Zelensky will attend the dinner of leaders at the NATO summit in Ankara.
- Zelensky will not participate in official NATO meetings during the summit.
- The exclusion from formal sessions is interpreted as a signal that Ukraine's ambition to join NATO remains unfulfilled.
- A meeting between Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled for July 8.
Points of divergence
- European politicians do not want to upset U.S. President Donald Trump, which may explain reduced attention to Ukraine at the summit. — vm
- The European Union may allocate tens of billions of euros in military support to Ukraine to demonstrate readiness to fund the conflict in response to Trump's stance. — vedomosti
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan personally met with his U.S. counterpart at the airport before their talks. — vm
- Donald Trump greeted Turkish military personnel in their native language upon arrival in Ankara for the NATO summit. — vm
- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that the U.S. takes a notably detached position on resolving the conflict in Ukraine, and opponents of peaceful settlement are exploiting Washington's restraint. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- CNN: Zelensky will attend NATO leaders' dinner but not sit in on meetings — Вечерняя Москва
- Zelenskyy Will Not Be Allowed to Attend the NATO Summit — Ведомости