US, allies discussing what commitment to give on Ukraine joining NATO – media

That's according to CNN, Ukrinform reports.

At the same time, the U.S. is facing criticism from a variety of Eurean countries for not being willing to go as far as several – especially those close to Russia's border – would like, according to multiple U.S. and Eurean sources familiar with the discussions.

U.S. and German officials have prosed that the alliance pledge during next month's summit that Ukraine has a "bridge" to NATO membership, rather than an "irreversible path" as NATO Secretary General Jens Sttenberg said in April.

A senior U.S. official said that Biden administration officials do not think the word "irreversible" would get the support of the entire alliance, pointing in particular to Hungary as a likely hdout. Some NATO members are also reluctant to use the word because Ukraine has yet to implement all of the necessary democratic and anti-corruption reforms necessary for membership, a separate U.S. official said.

"Most Central Eurean countries are disappointed by the Biden administration's ambiguity and procrastination" when it comes to outlining a concrete pathway forward for Ukraine, a Central Eurean diplomat td CNN. A second Eurean official whose country is more aggressive on Ukraine's membership than the U.S. said that Eurean allies have been directly lobbying the White House to make Ukraine's pathway as clear as possible.