According to N.A.T.O. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts will agree next week to assist in modernizing Ukraine’s armed forces, create a new high-level forum for consultations, and reaffirm that it will join their alliance one day.

 

 

However, membership talks remain off the table while Ukraine is at war with Russia.

At their two-day summit in Lithuania, which begins Tuesday, the leaders will also agree to increadse defense spending.

On Friday, Stoltenberg said that European allies and Canada will this year have invested over $450 billion extra in defense since 2014.

Efforts will also be made try to sway Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s objections to Sweden joining N.A.T.O.