U.S. officials have confirmed that President Biden expects to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania this week.
The meeting is expected to run on the sidelines of a NATO summit that begins in Lithuania on Tuesday. There, President Biden and other NATO leaders are expected to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine and Ukraine's relationship to NATO. Leaders are expected to discuss new defense plans in case Russia targets areas beyond Ukraine, and are expected to talk about defense spending and budgets as material support continues for Ukraine.
During his meeting with Zelenskyy, President Biden is expected to discuss ongoing support for the war effort. Last week, the U.S. confirmed that it plans to send cluster munitions as part of its latest support package for Ukraine's military. They will be used in artillery pieces that were themselves provided to Ukraine by the U.S. and other allies.Ukraine is not a member of the NATO coalition, and the U.S. for the moment believes it should stay that way.
NATO has helped train and equip Ukraine during the war, and during this summit a NATO-Ukraine council is expected to form to tighten communications between the two.SEE MORE: Biden welcomes Turkey's agreement to advance Sweden's NATO accession
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