Ukraine is asking for a NATO membership invitation before Joe Biden leaves the White House, arguing it would be a fitting legacy for the US president, a senior Ukrainian diplomat said.

Ukraine asks for NATO invite before Joe Biden leaves office: Ukrainian envoy

The United States of America is all set to host the NATO summit commemorating 75th anniversary of the military alliance which has never been larger and more focused but is also facing existential threats from outside and within.

NATO at 75 as alliance faces uncertain future

NATO allies have agreed to fund military aid for Ukraine with 40 billion euros ($43 billion) next year, according to media reports. This comes a week before the alliance’s leaders are set to meet in Washington. Watch in for more details!

NATO members pledge 40 billion Euros in military aid for Ukraine

Multi-fold challenge to Ukraine's NATO membership

The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission approved Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday in a key step towards enlarging the Western bloc after 19 months of delays in which Ankara demanded security-related concessions from Stockholm.

Sweden edges closer to NATO after vote in Turkish parliamentary commission

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially submitted Sweden's NATO membership application to the Turkish parliament on Monday, his office said, bringing closer the possible end of a 17-month standoff.

Turkey: Erdogan signs Sweden's NATO membership application, sends it to parliament for ratification

The NATO Summit US President Joe Biden has arrived in Finland this is part of his three Nation Tour.

Biden greets NATO's newest member, Finland

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky struck a conciliatory tone during the press conference with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday where he thanked US President Joe Biden and other alliance members for their security commitments.

NATO membership row: Zelensky tones down criticism, but issues warning

Thirty-one member countries have assembled in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius for the crucial NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) summit to discuss Sweden’s bid to join the alliance and the Russia-Ukraine war situation.

Explained: How Sweden was able to join NATO, but not Ukraine

Western countries are going to offer Ukraine a long-term security commitment package on Wednesday (July 12) after NATO's rebuff to Ukraine in giving a clear timeline for joining the alliance.

West to offer long-term security commitments to Ukraine after slow progress on its NATO induction

US President Joe Biden said that war-ravaged Ukraine is not ready to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), an intergovernmental military alliance of countries from Europe and North America.

Biden says Ukraine not ready for NATO membership in the middle of war with Russia

The White House on Friday announced that the proposed NATO membership of Ukraine will be discussed in the summit of the alliance scheduled next week in Vilnius, however, no decision will be taken in this regard.

No final decision on membership of Ukraine to be taken at NATO Summit: US

The White House said Friday that Sweden's membership in NATO will receive final approval soon. According to National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, there is a possibility that Turkey and Hungary will withdraw their opposition at the upcoming NATO summit.

Sweden's NATO membership approval soon: White House

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan backed Ukraine's NATO membership bid and said that the country 'deserves' to be a part of the Western bloc, media reports said.

Erdogan supports Ukraine's NATO membership as Zelensky seeks backing ahead of Lithuania summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says that Japan has no plans to join NATO, but has agreed to a liaison office in the nation. China has called out NATO and said that the new move will not be welcome. Why did NATO not include Japan as a member earlier? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Japan says no to NATO membership

The NATO membership of Finland was unanimously approved by the Turkish parliament on Thursday (March 30), effectively allowing Helsinki to join the military alliance while keeping Sweden out.

Explained: From neutral to NATO, what does Finland's entry mean for the military alliance?

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday (March 17) that his government will start the process of ratifying Finland's North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership bid in Parliament after the country took concrete steps to keep its promises.

Turkey to start ratifying Finland's NATO membership bid; Hungary to vote on accession on March 27

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Wednesday (March 15) that Turkey had decided on ratifying Helsinki's NATO bid. The claim came after reports emerged that Ankara's parliament will "highly likely" ratify Finland's NATO accession bid before mid-April.

Finland claims Turkey has reached decision on its NATO membership bid

Finland has started construction of 200 kilometre fence along its border with Russia in an attempt to boost security. The Finnish government is wary of Moscow trying to mass mobilise the troops along the said border, especially after the invasion of Ukraine.

Finland begins construction of fence on Russian border amid NATO membership bid

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, has hinted that Ankara may let Finland join NATO before moving further with Sweden's NATO membership. Erdogan made his remarks just days after Ankara halted negotiations with the two nations to join NATO following a demonstration in Stockholm when a far-right politician set a copy of the Quran on fire.

Finland's NATO membership: Turkiye likely to approve the country's application

Further straining the ties between Türkiye and Sweden, the former on Friday opened up an inquiry into an incident in Stockholm where an effigy of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was burnt by Kurdish elements.

Türkiye opens investigation into Erdogan effigy burning incident in Sweden

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Sunday said that the demands made by Turkiye, which has kept the NATO membership bids of Finland and Sweden blocked for months, cannot be accepted.

Sweden cannot accept some demands of Turkiye for NATO membership: PM

On Thursday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced that early next year, his nation's parliament would ratify Finland and Sweden's NATO membership. As per AFP, after a meeting with regional counterparts in Slovakia, Orban told reporters "As we have already informed Sweden and Finland, Hungary supports the NATO membership of these two countries.

PM Victor Orban says Hungary will back Finland and Sweden's NATO bid next year

Turkey said it will seek extradition of 33 suspects from Finland and Sweden as the contentions NATO bid for the Nordic countries showed it was going deadlock Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had earlier denounced Finland and Sweden for providing safe haven to Kurdish militants and arms embargo imposed on Ankara after Turkey's intervention in the Syrian conflict in 2019.

NATO bid: Turkey strikes deal with Finland, Sweden over Kurdish militants

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