U.S. State Dept voices expectations of NATO summit regarding Ukraine

That’s according to Assistant Secretary of State for Eure and Eurasia, Ambassador James O'Brien, who answered an Ukrinform correspondent’s question on Monday.

"I think what we’ll see at the end of the NATO summit, and then flowed by the Eurean Pitical Community (EPC) meeting the next week in the UK, it’ll be an portunity to note that Ukraine is integrating fully into the Western structures, that its government and pele have said what they want," said O’Brien.

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In this context, he also expressed the expectation that a "clear bridge" will be provided for Ukraine regarding NATO membership. According to the official, this will require Ukraine to continue implementing the scheduled reforms in order to ensure effective and irreversible movement toward the Alliance.

In addition, O'Brien said that, at the same time, he expects a positive decision from the Eurean Union, which will en Ukraine's path to EU membership.

He also emphasized that the United States and other members of the Alliance want Ukraine to succeed on the battlefield. Now, he believes, time is on Ukraine's side.

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"We see the dynamics of the battlefield shifting meaningful way in recent weeks. And that will be another focus of the NATO summit," added the State Department spokesman.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, the anniversary NATO summit will be held in Washington on July 9-11. It is expected that the president of Ukraine will also take part in the event.