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NATO declares China ‘enabler’ of Russia’s war effort, says Ukraine on path to alliance membership

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The 32-member NATO alliance on Wednesday harshly called out China for its role in propping up Russia’s war against Ukraine and declared that Ukraine was on an “irreversible” path to membership in the military alliance. A summit declaration released at the alliance’s ongoing meetings in Washington includes language that for the first time names China as a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war economy while also committing continued support for Ukraine to eventually obtain NATO membership.

Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-07-10/nato-summit-china-russia-war-ukraine-membership-14447741.html
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