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Military alliance created in aftermath of Second World War in hope of bringing an end to bloody conflict between nations

France offers longer-range missiles to Kyiv as Nato summit gets underway in Vilnius; Stoltenberg cautions Russia over its nuclear rhetoric

The US will send the weapons to Ukraine – even as human rights groups oppose their use

Nato leaders are meeting to discuss how to tackle security threats from Moscow

As NATO members, in a rare sign disunity, disagree over the United States' decision to supply cluster bombs to Ukraine, the military alliance is expected to drop a major hurdle to Kyiv's bid for membership at a meeting in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius.

Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says alliance will issue invitation after ‘conditions are met’

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a press conference in Vilnius Tuesday that the Alliance will extend an invitation to Ukraine to join when "members agree and conditions are met". The lack of a timetable for Ukraine's membership pathway angered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who before arriving in Vilnius earlier…

The aircraft were sent to the Soviet Union in 1941 to help the Allied war effort, but they were dumped to avoid payment.

Rishi Sunak will push for clear pathway to Kyiv’s membership to Western military alliance

The British Prime Minister will use the Vilnius summit to push for Nato to be strengthened and for continued support for Ukraine.

While questions about weapons provision to Ukraine continue to be debated by NATO, the country’s leader seems confident.