NATO and the War in Ukraine

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🗓️ 7 July 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

World leaders will gather in Vilnius, Lithuania, next week for NATO’s annual summit. Will Sweden be accepted into the security alliance? Will member states offer security guarantees for Ukraine? Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen joins host Ravi Agrawal for insights. Suggested reading: FP Contributors: NATO’s Next Decade Elisabeth Braw: Sweden Is Doing Fine in NATO’s Waiting Room Poll: U.S. Elites Agree on NATO Enlargement Sinan Ciddi: Will Erdogan Finally Ratify Sweden’s NATO Accession? No One Knows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:10.6	Welcome to the show. This weekend marks 500 days of the show.
1:12.3	This weekend marks 500 days of the war in Ukraine.
1:15.9	It is with that backdrop that leaders from 31 NATO countries will assemble in Vilnius, Lithuania,
1:23.2	in what promises to be a pivotal summit for European security.
1:27.3	This year's agenda is expected to focus
1:29.3	on security guarantees for Kiev, Sweden's accession, and NATO's evolving relationship with China.
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