NATO offers Ukraine a faster path to membership while critics say the plan is too vague

NATO offers Ukraine a faster path to membership while critics say the plan is too vagueA man waves Ukrainian and Lithuanian flags during an event on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 11, 2023. "We reaffirmed that Ukraine will become a member of NATO and agreed to remove the requirement for a membership action plan. This would change Ukraine's membership path from a two-step process to a one-step process," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the conclusion of the summit's first day. This is a strong package for Ukraine and a clear path towards its membership in NATO." He urged Trudeau and all NATO leaders "to state clearly when and how Ukraine will become a NATO member."