Summary of NATO 75th Anniversary Summit on Ukraine war, Russian partnerships, and war crimes
The 32 NATO countries approved the final declaration of the Alliance's summit in Washington on July 10, where NATO pledged to allocate €40 billion in aid to Ukraine in 2025 and confirmed that Ukraine's path to membership in the Alliance is irreversible.
NV presents the main points from the final declaration of the NATO summit in Washington, D.C., focusing on assistance to Ukraine and confronting Russia in its aggressive war and hybrid actions against the West.
The summit will last until July 11, but the text of the declaration has already been made public.
The document, agreed upon by the leaders of all 32 NATO countries in Washington, consists of 38 points and an additional section on commitments to long-term security assistance to Ukraine.
Ukraine's path to the NATO
Ukraine's Future in NATO
The Alliance fully supports "Ukraine's right to choose its own security arrangements and to decide its own future without external interference."
NATO will continue to support Ukraine "on its irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership" as long as Ukraine continues "vital work" on the necessary "democratic, economic, and security reforms." The Alliance also recognized the "progress that Ukraine has made since the Vilnius Summit" toward these reforms. NATO states that "Ukraine is becoming increasingly integrated with the Alliance politically and operationally."
The Alliance will be able to extend an invitation to Ukraine to join "when NATO Allies agree and the conditions are met."
The declaration calls the decisions of the NATO Summit and the NATO-Ukraine Council "a bridge to Ukraine's membership in NATO, combined with the ongoing work of Allies."
Allies will continue to support Ukraine's progress towards interoperability with NATO, and NATO Foreign Ministers will continue to assess additional democratic and security reforms.
NATO's assistance to Ukraine
A decision was made to establish a new NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) structure to coordinate the provision of military equipment and training to the Ukrainian military by Allies and Ukraine's partners. The goal of the structure is to "put security assistance to Ukraine on a solid footing, providing enhanced, predictable, and coordinated support." The NSATU will not make NATO a party to the conflict but will support the transformation of Ukraine's armed and security forces, ensuring further integration with NATO. Earlier reports indicated that the command of this structure would be located in Germany.
NATO countries pledged at least 40 billion euros to Ukraine through 2025 to provide Kyiv with long-term security assistance and support. Allies are expected to provide such assistance through proportional contributions based on their GDP, which will also take into account bilateral, multilateral, or other arrangements with Ukraine.
NATO will establish the Joint NATO-Ukraine Analysis, Training and Exercise Center (JATEC), which will become the basis for "practical cooperation, identifying and applying the lessons of Russia's war against Ukraine, and increasing Ukraine's interoperability with NATO."
NATO nations welcomed the decision of the Alliance's Secretary General to appoint a high-level NATO representative to Ukraine.
Heads of state and government of 32 NATO countries will reassess the Alliance's contributions at future NATO summits, starting with the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague.
Separately, NATO countries noted that the Alliance's new commitments cover costs associated with providing Ukraine with military equipment, assistance, and training, including:
- Purchase of military equipment for Ukraine
- In-kind assistance provided to Ukraine
- Costs associated with the maintenance, logistics, and transportation of military equipment for Ukraine
- Expenses for military training and education of Ukrainian soldiers
- Operational expenses related to the provision of military support to Ukraine
- Investments and support for the defense infrastructure and defense industry of Ukraine
NATO's position on Russian strike on Okhmatdyt, other war crimes and hybrid attacks on the West
NATO condemns Russia's "horrific attacks on the Ukrainian people, including hospitals, on July 8 [when Russian missile strikes destroyed Okhmatdyt and the ADONIS clinic in Kyiv]."
Russia is responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians and extensive damage to civilian infrastructure. There can be no impunity for abuses and violations of human rights by Russian security forces and officials, war crimes, and other violations of international law.
Allies "will never recognize Russia's illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory, including Crimea." NATO also calls on Russia to withdraw all its forces from the Republic of Moldova and Georgia, deployed there without their consent.
"The overarching threat that Russia poses to NATO will continue in the long term. Russia is rebuilding and expanding its military capabilities, continuing to violate its airspace and engage in provocative actions," NATO countries state.
The declaration condemns Russia's "irresponsible nuclear rhetoric, including its announced deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus, which demonstrates a posture of strategic intimidation."
Russia is violating, selectively implementing, or has withdrawn from long-standing arms control commitments, thereby "undermining the global arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation architecture."
NATO is "deeply concerned" by reports of Russia's use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces.
Russia has stepped up its aggressive hybrid actions against allies, including through proxies, in a campaign in the Euro-Atlantic area, including sabotage, acts of violence, provocations at the borders of allies, use of illegal migration as a tool, malicious cyber activities, electronic interference, disinformation campaigns, harmful political influence, and economic coercion. These actions pose a threat to the security of our allies. NATO decided on further measures to counter Russian hybrid threats or actions, individually and collectively, and will continue to coordinate their actions closely.
By the next summit, the Alliance will develop recommendations on NATO's strategic approach to Russia, taking into account the "changing security environment."
Statements on Russian argessive war against Ukraine
NATO, as "the strongest alliance in history," remains "united and in solidarity in the face of a brutal war of aggression on the European continent."
Russia must "immediately end this war and withdraw all its forces from Ukraine completely and unconditionally in accordance with UN General Assembly resolutions."
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine destroyed peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region and seriously undermined global security. Russia remains the most significant and direct threat to the Alliance's security. Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations is the most direct asymmetric threat to the security of NATO citizens.
The deepening strategic partnership between Russia and China and their mutual attempts to undermine and change the rules-based international order are deeply worrying the Alliance.
North Korea and Iran are fueling Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine by providing direct military support to Russia, such as ammunition and unmanned aerial vehicles. North Korea exports artillery shells and ballistic missiles, and any transfer of ballistic missiles and related technologies from Iran to Russia "would mean a significant escalation."
China has become a decisive factor in Russia's war against Ukraine because of its so-called "boundless" partnership and large-scale support for the Russian military-industrial complex. The declaration calls on Beijing to "cease all material and political support for Russia's military efforts." This includes the transfer of dual-use materials such as weapons components, equipment, and raw materials that serve as resources for the Russian defense sector, NATO recalls.
China also continues to pose systemic challenges to Euro-Atlantic security, particularly through "persistent malicious cyber and hybrid activities, including disinformation."
At its 75th anniversary summit, NATO "takes further steps to strengthen our deterrence and defense posture, to strengthen our long-term support for Ukraine to help it win its fight for freedom, and to deepen NATO's partnerships."
NATO reaffirms its "unwavering solidarity with the people of Ukraine in the heroic defense of their nation, their land, and our shared values."
A strong, independent, and democratic Ukraine is vital to the security and stability of the Euro-Atlantic area. Ukraine's struggle for its independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders is a direct contribution to Euro-Atlantic security. NATO Allies welcome the announcements by Allies to provide Ukraine with critical additional air defense systems and other military equipment.
Russia bears sole responsibility for its aggressive war against Ukraine, which "is a flagrant violation of international law, including the UN Charter."
NATO does not seek confrontation and does not pose a threat to Russia.
Strengthening NATO
Defense spending by European allies and Canada increased by 18% in 2024, the largest increase in a decade. More than two-thirds of allies have already fulfilled their commitment to spend at least 2% of GDP on defense annually.
Nuclear deterrence is a cornerstone of Alliance security. The primary purpose of NATO's nuclear posture is to preserve peace, prevent coercion, and deter aggression. As long as nuclear weapons exist, NATO will remain a nuclear alliance.
The Alliance continues to accelerate the modernization of its collective defense by fully integrating new NATO members Sweden and Finland into Allied plans, forces, and command structures and by developing NATO's presence in Finland.
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