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South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Partner Nations at a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. NATO leaders prepared to provide Ukraine with more military assistance for fighting Russia but only vague assurances of future membership as the alliance's summit draws to a close on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

South Korea to expand support for Ukraine as President Yoon Suk Yeol makes a surprise visit

By Felipe Dana and Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

President Joe Biden greets U.S. Ambassador to Finland Douglas Hickey as he arrives on Air Force One at Helsinki-Vantaan International Airport in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Biden attended the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania and is visiting Helsinki for a meeting with Nordic leaders. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden is closing out his Europe trip by showcasing new NATO member Finland

By Seung Min Kim, Chris Megerian and Jari Tanner - Associated Press

A man riding a bicycle past a mural with the writing "Kosovo" and the colours of the Serbian flag in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, July 13, 2023. Kosovo is a former province in Serbia whose 2008 declaration of independence Belgrade does not recognize. Most ethnic Serbs in Kosovo also have refused to acknowledge Kosovo's statehood that is backed by the United States and most EU nations but not Russia and China. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Brawl erupts in Kosovo parliament during prime minister’s speech on defusing tensions with Serbs

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U.S. President Joe Biden gestures during a press conference in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday, July 13, 2023. Biden is in Finland to attend the US–Nordic Leaders' Summit. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Biden: ‘I will absolutely guarantee’ the U.S. will remain in NATO

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Left to right, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Partner Nations at a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP)

China and Russia feel blowback as NATO embraces Asia-Pacific allies

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

United States President Joe Biden addresses the public during an event at Vilnius University on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Biden: NATO alliance ‘more united than ever in its history’ in support of Ukraine

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden, right, looks to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he speaks during a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden and Zelenskyy praise each other despite divisions over Ukraine war

By Chris Megerian and Seung Min Kim - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. NATO leaders gathered Wednesday to launch a highly symbolic new forum for ties with Ukraine, after committing to provide the country with more military assistance for fighting Russia but only vague assurances of future membership. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

NATO members Greece and Turkey pledge to ‘reset’ ties and bypass longstanding disputes

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy waits for the start of a bilateral meeting with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP)

Article 5: NATO’s common defense pledge that stands in the way of Ukraine’s admission while at war

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a media conference during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. NATO leaders gathered Wednesday to launch a highly symbolic new forum for ties with Ukraine, after committing to provide the country with more military assistance for fighting Russia but only vague assurances of future membership. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Mixed news for Ukraine, hope for Sweden and a response to Russia in NATO summit wrap-up

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, pose for a photo during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP)

Live Updates | Zelenskyy hails ‘steps forward’ at NATO summit to help fight against Russian forces

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United States President Joe Biden attends a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. NATO leaders gathered Wednesday to launch a highly symbolic new forum for ties with Ukraine, after committing to provide the country with more military assistance for fighting Russia but only vague assurances of future membership. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Biden skips NATO dinner; White House cites ‘workload’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a media conference during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. NATO leaders gathered Wednesday to launch a highly symbolic new forum for ties with Ukraine, after committing to provide the country with more military assistance for fighting Russia but only vague assurances of future membership. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Zelenskyy’s frustrations with NATO boil over at summit

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, arrives for an event on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday blasted as "absurd" the absence of a timetable for his country's membership in NATO, injecting harsh criticism into a gathering of the alliance's leaders that was intended to showcase solidarity in the face of Russian aggression. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

NATO prepared to back Ukraine in its fight against Russia — but not to extend membership

By Chris Megerian, Lorne Cook and Seung Min Kim - Associated Press

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, shakes hands with Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, as he arrives to participate in a family photo at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Turkey’s pledge of support for Sweden’s NATO entry is tied to goals on security and EU membership

By Andrew WIlks - Associated Press

Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, left, welcomes U.S. President Joe Biden at the Presidential Palace prior the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Russia's war on Ukraine will top the agenda when NATO leaders meet in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Live Updates | Zelenskyy gets hero’s welcome in Lithuania’s capital as he arrives for NATO meeting

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. NATO's summit began Tuesday with fresh momentum after Turkey withdrew its objections to Sweden joining the alliance, a step toward the unity that Western leaders have been eager to demonstrate in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

NATO chief says it will send ‘positive message’ about Ukraine’s membership during Lithuania summit

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - A security guard walks in front of a banner outside the venue of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 9, 2023. When Sweden applied for NATO membership together with Finland, both expected a quick accession process, but more than a year later Sweden is still in the alliance's waiting room. New entries must be approved by all existing members and as NATO leaders meet for a summit in Vilnius, Sweden is missing the green light from two: Turkey and Hungary. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

Sweden’s rocky road from neutrality toward NATO membership

By Karl Ritter - Associated Press

FILE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center, walks in the Agora Hall as he arrives for his first day of work at the new NATO headquarters in Brussels on May 7, 2018. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the top civilian official at the world's biggest security alliance, routinely praises allies for helping Ukraine's troops to fight back. But when he does, Stoltenberg is talking about individual member countries, not NATO as an organization. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, what is NATO and what is it doing to help?

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, shakes hands with Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, right, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg looks on prior to a meeting ahead of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, July 10, 2023. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP)

Turkey drops objection to Sweden’s NATO membership on eve of summit

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times