The highly-anticipated NATO summit in Vilnius next week is seen by Ukrainian officials as pivotal for the future of their country as they push for security guarantees and a path to membership.
Speaking on Wednesday, president Volodymyr Zelenskyi told Ukrainians the summit in the Lithuanian capital would be “a key moment for our common security in Europe”, adding: “Everything depends on our partners.”
The summit comes with Ukraine in the midst of a closely-watched counteroffensive to liberate its southeastern territories and Crimea from Russian occupation.
