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    Fight over NATO membership for Ukraine overshadows Biden's diplomatic triumph

    President Biden celebrated Finland's addition to NATO — and Sweden's impending membership — on Wednesday, but fierce arguments over when and how Ukraine should join the Western alliance overshadowed a moment the administration has hailed as a diplomatic triumph. Capping a high-stakes summit in the Lithuanian capital city of Vilnius, Biden said he remained "optimistic" about NATO's future, ...
    by Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times Jul 12, 2023 5 minutes
    President Joe Biden, left, speaks alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a G7 declaration of joint support for Ukraine on July 12, 2023 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

    President Biden celebrated Finland's addition to NATO — and Sweden's impending membership — on Wednesday, but fierce arguments over when and how Ukraine should join the Western alliance overshadowed a moment the administration has hailed as a diplomatic triumph.

    Capping a high-stakes summit in the Lithuanian capital city of Vilnius, Biden said he remained "optimistic" about NATO's future, declaring that it was stronger and more united than ever in its history.

    "We will not waver," Biden said in a courtyard at Vilnius University. "Our commitment to Ukraine will not weaken. We will stand for liberty and freedom today, tomorrow and for as long as it takes."

    The question of Ukraine's membership has split the North Atlantic Treaty Organization since Russia's February 2022 invasion.

    The United Kingdom, Lithuania and Poland have argued that the alliance should detail exactly how and

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