US: Security Assurances For Ukraine To Be Announced Today With G7

White House National Security Council Europe Director, Amanda Sloat, has told reporters in Vilnius, Lithuania, that the US will today announce long-term security assurances for Ukraine in coordination with the G7 today at the NATO summit.

• Comes after NATO leaders released a statement yesterday which scrapped political and economic reforms for NATO membership mandated by the Membership Action Plan and promised Ukraine NATO membership "when allies agree" and when "conditions are met."
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded with a highly critical message on social media stating, "It’s unprecedented and absurd when time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine's membership."
• "...vague wording about "conditions" is added even for inviting Ukraine. It seems there is no readiness... to invite Ukraine to NATO..."
• US President Joe Biden will attempt to prevent escalation of the first significant fracture between NATO and Ukraine in a meeting with Zelensky at 08:45 ET 13:45 BST.
• Biden will then give a "major speech" on US and allied support for Ukraine at 12:45 ET 17:45 BST where he is expected to announce an "international framework for Ukraine’s long-term security arrangements."