At the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague, allies plan to adopt the shortest possible final decision, consisting of only five points. This contrasts with the large-scale declarations of previous years,

"I invited Ukraine to the summit. We will as soon as possible bring out the programme with more details," Rutte told reporters before a meeting with defence ministers in Brussels. Asked whether Zelenskiy personally had been invited,

The war in Ukraine and the existential threat that Russia poses to European security has topped NATO’s agenda in each of its summits since 2022.