NATO members and leaders of western nations are converging
for an emergency meeting on Thursday to determine the next phase of action
against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.
US officials have warned that the ongoing war in Ukraine is
entering an uncertain but bloody stretch.
CNN quoted some US officials as saying there would be
announcements on new sanctions, NATO force posture and military assistance to
Ukraine at the meeting.
According to the news agency, representatives from the US
and European governments spent days leading up to the summit in intensive
conversations finalizing steps for leaders to unveil following their talks.
However, the NATO leaders will not give in to embattled
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s repeatedly request for a no-fly zone
to be enforced over Ukraine.
US and NATO officials have repeatedly said that such a move
would risk provoking President Vladimir Putin and sparking a wider war with
Russia.
Western allies have also found it difficult to take more
aggressive steps, such as providing Russian-made fighter jets to Ukraine or
deciding to cut themselves off from Russian energy supplies, which could
potentially cripple Russia’s economy.
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