US President Joe Biden has arrived in Britain ahead of the start of the NATO summit.

According to the Reuters news agency, the NATO summit in Lithuania on Tuesday aimed to show solidarity with Ukraine in the war against Russia, while on the other hand, no indication was given regarding the inclusion of Kiev in NATO.

In an interview given to the American television CNN, President Joe Biden advised caution on the issue of Ukraine becoming a member of NATO, saying that due to the mutual defense agreement with NATO, the allied countries would be at war with Russia. May be.

“I don’t think that at this point, during the war, there is a consensus in NATO about whether or not Ukraine should be included in the NATO family,” he added.

While the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, says that by adding Ukraine to NATO, the Western countries will send a message that the Western defense alliance is not afraid of Moscow.

The world’s largest security alliance is trying to build a consensus to include Sweden as the 32nd ally. Member states’ military spending is far behind targets and there is a tussle over who will lead NATO, which is why the current secretary-general’s post has been extended by a year. .

Perhaps the biggest question for this meeting is how to get Ukraine into NATO. Some believe that adding Ukraine to the alliance would fulfill a promise made years ago and be a key step in countering Russia in Eastern Europe. However, some people say that this will be a provocation and will further increase the tension.

Differences between the friends are not unusual, but all this is happening at a time when US President Joe Biden and his counterparts want harmony between member states.

Douglas Levitt, the US diplomat in NATO under former US President Barack Obama, says that ‘any conflict and reduction of the alliance will give an opportunity to those who oppose this alliance.’

Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to gain a foothold in Ukraine and could take advantage of this disunity.

The war between Russia and Ukraine has reignited the NATO alliance that was built against Moscow in the Cold War. Member states have provided military equipment to Ukraine for competition.

On Friday, the United States announced that it would provide Ukraine with the controversial cluster bombs, while on Saturday, UN spokesman Farhan Haq said that “Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants countries to abide by the terms of the convention, and he does not want the field.” Cluster bombs should be used in war.’

NATO said in 2008 that Ukraine would be included in the alliance, but so far no positive progress has been made in this regard. Russia first seized parts of Ukraine in 2014 and then moved to seize Kiev in 2022.

The U.S. and Germany say they should supply weapons to Ukraine instead of offering NATO membership, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants his country to become a NATO member.

Turkey will also be a challenge at this NATO meeting because President Recep Tayyip Erdogan does not want Sweden to be included in the alliance.