WASHINGTON, July 8, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Joe Biden has two main jobs on Ukraine at next week's NATO summit, but there's a hitch: they take him in opposite directions. The US president will arrive in Lithuania late Monday on a mission to stoke NATO support for Ukraine while simultaneously pouring cold water on dreams of quickly bringing Ukraine into the alliance. Now with Ukraine's summer counteroffensive underway, Biden will join fellow NATO leaders in a determined mood. - No NATO Ukraine yet -Even as he galvanizes the alliance on Ukraine, however, Biden will look to act as something of a restraint. When it comes to Ukraine's NATO membership dreams, though, Biden seems unlikely to budge soon.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha July 08, 2023 06:01 UTC