Russia-Ukraine war news: Britain backs NATO speeding up Ukraine's entry
Cleverly said told a news conference during the Ukraine Recovery Conference, which Britain and Ukraine are co-hosting. “I think the U.K.'s position would be very very supportive” of lifting the requirement for Ukraine to go through the membership action plan — a stage in which candidate countries receive assessments and advice as they look to meet NATO criteria on defense and other matters.
Scholz said the NATO meeting should focus on “what is now an absolute priority,” which is to strengthen Ukraine’s fighting power, and pledged that Ukraine’s allies were working on “effective and long-term security guarantees.” He said support for Ukraine was vital, “and at the same time, we should take a sober look at the current situation.” In an address to the Bundestag on Thursday, he added “the Ukrainian government itself has stated that joining NATO is out of the question, while Russia is waging war against Ukraine.”
Source: The Washington Post
