NATO to grapple with Ukraine membership push at summit • FRANCE 24 English

NATO leaders at a summit next week will underscore a vow that Ukraine will join the alliance in the future, its chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday, as Kyiv pushes for progress. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to attend the two-day gathering in Lithuania to make the case that his country should join when Russia's war ends. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.
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[CetinAmsterdam]

Congratulations our friend after war their is future in Ukraine, while Russians going North Korea style🇺🇦🤙🏼

[steveagola]

stop acting like Turkey isn't one of the most important members of NATO strategically and militarily speaking .... Its even amongst the early founders. Erdogan doesn't require validation as he is in a position of power

[lfield]

Good input on the situation from the analysts

[corujariousa]

Very good guest. He offered very realistic and straightforward assessments. Congrats!

[mahesh]

NATO chief is giving assurance to the Ukrainian military and politicians. While people in ukrain needed safety and comfort for their lives. Only God can stop this war. Just understood the power and abilities of UNO.

[zzlbbdp]

Easy, have a NATO delight, countries can join by buying NATO standard weapons for 2%. If the country is invaded NATO will support with weapons on lend lease but not with people.

[currentaf]

Remember its ukraina grains that feeds Europe and russian grains went to Africa. So western sanctions imposed caused famine in Africa and as result now there is a cost of living crisis. Most governments in both continents will change and maybe even usa.

[victorvictor]

Jane Psaki said that if Russia used cluster munitions in Ukraine, it would be the gravest crime of war. Now the United States is considering the possibility of supplying cluster munitions to Ukraine 11

[SeemoreDunkan]

Both Ukraine and NATO need each other at this point. I'm all for it :)

[JamesBalmforth]

We should all hope Ukraine is not allowed to join NATO.

[currentaf]

Isn’t this what russia said was happening?

[bobbyulili]

Speeches, but not on the proper agenda

[joem]

Can Ukraine join NATO while at war ? While its borders are in dispute ? Ain't there definite rules about that ? Why all the fuss then ?

[XA]

I get the feeling nato is going to chicken out AGAIN

[sebastianwrites]

This commentator should "absolutely not..." be making excuses for Erdogan's manipulative behaviour!

[kwtinternational]

Turkey Support both Countries… NATO needs to follow Turkey. Let those two countries fight but still do business with both.

[turan]

Ukraine will join nato
🇹🇷❤️🇺🇦
but sweden will never they can die

[Boris-hl]

Watching both western and Russian Media reports from the frontline in Ukraine I notice western reporters wearing "PRESS" sign on their chests and backs, but Russian reporters wear no signs and I see it as a very important feature. A "PRESS" sign is not supposed to be targeted and destroy among civilized countries and Russia follows that rule, but for Ukraine's troops "PRESS" sign is a preferable target. Moreover when interviews are taken from Russian soldiers they mostly use veils covering their faces lest Ukraine’s intelligence would go after their relatives abusing them up to destroying those people. Ukraine’s soldiers have never covered their faces, as Russia dos not pose any threat to their relatives. I don't believe to what both sides proclaim, but I watch for small details that tell much more than any propaganda. As I possess both Russian and Ukraine language skills I can watch their medias and I participate in appropriate social networks. My impression of Ukrainians is very negative. They are very little educated and demonstrate much arrogance and aggression. My conclusion is that Ukraine's military is not a civilized army, but rather hordes of barbarians that despise any rules of war very much like ISIS. How can civilized countries support Ukraine? Civilized cannot, only evil and barbaric ones.

[History_Coffee]

Does nobody remember when Soviet Russia put nuclear missiles in Cuba right off the coast of the United States? But now it's totally cool to basically do the exact same thing to them but expecting a different result?

[inkheart]

You have to let Ukraine be a member of NATO because Russia a big threat to NATO territories! You have to help Ukraine more stronger in order to weaken Russia!