NATO Intends To Offer Kiev Support, But No Membership At July Summit

NATO will offer Ukraine great assistance opportunities, but hardly facilitate any progress on its membership bid at the July summit in Lithuania, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing sources.
Officials and diplomats of the alliance are planning to come up with a proposal that will include immediate support measures for Ukraine, but will not give the country the so-desired member status, according to the report. However, they want to underline that Kiev will be able to join the alliance in the future.

Source familiar with the matter said the solution will be presented at the NATO summit in Vilnius from July 11-12.

Germany, unlike the United States and the United Kingdom, remains the main opponent to Ukraine's accession, the newspaper said. Berlin believes that a country involved in an all-out conflict with a nuclear power is far from a good candidate for NATO membership.