President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears via video conference during the United States Conference of Mayors at the Peppermill Hotel Resort in Reno on June 3, 2022. Ren Mayors Conference Zelenskyy 01
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PRAGUE (AP) — The heads of nine central and eastern European NATO members issued a joint statement backing a path to membership for Ukraine in the U.S.-led security alliance.
They also called on all 30 NATO nations to ramp up military aid for Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise move Friday to apply for fast-track NATO membership, in response to Russia’s annexation of four regions of Ukraine.
NATO membership needs approval from all 30 members and Ukraine is unlikely to join anytime soon. Being a country already at war complicates the request.
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