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07 Jun 2025, 18:23 GMT+10
The final statement at the bloc's upcoming summit is expected to be "unusually short" in order to minimize discord, according to the news outlet
NATO is going to keep discussions of Ukraine "short" at its upcoming annual summit in the Netherlands in order to avoid provoking US President Donald Trump, Reuters has reported, citing the organizers of the event.
The summit is scheduled to take place in The Hague on June 24 and 25. Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky, who had once been a regular guest of honor at NATO events following the escalation of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev in February 2022, has not been officially invited to attend yet.
The European NATO members are "desperate to avoid upsetting a volatile Trump" during the summit, Reuters said in an article on Friday.
According to the sources, the written statement summarizing the results of the event is expected to be "unusually short" in order to reduce the chance of disagreements. Whether the document "will even identify Russia as a threat or express support for Ukraine is still up in the air," they said.
Unlike the two previous years, the leaders of the bloc's member states do not plan to hold a formal meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council as part of the summit, the officials said. According to a diplomat from the bloc, it could be replaced by a working dinner with either foreign or defense ministers.
Another senior NATO diplomat told Reuters that it would be "at least a PR disaster" if Zelenskiy does not attend the summit in some form.
According to the sources, the Ukrainian leader would have to settle for an invitation to a pre-summit dinner, hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander. This way, he could travel to The Hague without angering Trump, they explained.
The US president, who is trying to broker an end to the fighting between Moscow and Kiev, had previously ruled out the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO. Russia has repeatedly stated that moves towards admitting the country into the bloc would be crossing a red line and have been one of the key reasons for the conflict, insisting that Ukraine should adopt a neutral status as a key condition for a lasting peace.
READ MORE: Trump views Zelensky as 'bad guy' - NYT
The New York Times reported earlier this week that Trump, who had a public spat with Zelensky at the Oval Office in February, "reserves special animosity" for the Ukrainian leader and considers him "a bad guy."
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