VILNIUS: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders are set to grapple with Ukraine's membership ambitions at their summit on Tuesday, their determination to face down Russia boosted by a breakthrough in Sweden's bid to join the defense alliance.
German Patriot missile systems and French fighter jets were guarding the skies as NATO heads gathered in Lithuania, on NATO's eastern flank and a land once occupied by Moscow.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to head to the Lithuanian capital Vilnius for the two-day summit to make the case that Kyiv has earned the right to join when the Kremlin's invasion ends.'Ukraine deserves to be in the alliance.
Drone wreckage had been located in the Kyiv region and some windows and buildings had been damaged, the Interior Ministry said, adding that there was no immediate information on casualties.NATO overhaulThe biggest war in Europe since World War 2 has pushed NATO into the most sweeping overhaul of its defenses since the end of the Cold War.Alliance leaders should sign off on new regional plans to protect against any potential Russian attack and agree to bolster defense spending targets.
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