NATO to Unveil ‘Bridge to Membership’ for Ukraine: US Official

The U.S. and its NATO allies will announce a suite of actions to provide ’military, political, and financial support for Ukraine,' a Biden official said.

A NATO flag is displayed at the Alliance headquarters ahead of a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels on Oct. 21, 2021. Pascal Rossignol/Reuters

NATO will unveil a plan to help prepare Ukraine to assume the responsibilities of membership in the alliance during its annual summit in Washington next week.

The deliverable isn’t a plan for membership outright but will consist of “standing up an entire command” to ensure that Ukraine can fully contribute to NATO in the event it does join, a senior Biden administration official told reporters on July 5.