Ukraine’s success was secured even before the summit began. The NATO Secretary General got the green light to give Ukraine hope for membership.

Russia was the only country to receive the status of a "long-term threat" (even China was overlooked). Particular emphasis was placed on Ukraine. Its defence has been recognised as a priority for the Alliance.

More than half of the country's police force will be guarding Alliance leaders… The summit has confirmed that the United States has accepted Ukraine’s continued path toward NATO membership.

When it comes to military assistance for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, there may be genuinely good news. NATO is leaning toward a framework that would streamline funding for weapons – and potentially more– for Ukraine...

Kyiv has made several blunders that have provided Orbán with arguments to support his propaganda. Fortunately, they were not critical.

Brussels is preparing a plan to start negotiations with Ukraine that bypass Hungary, while Ukraine and the EU have taken the first legal steps within the framework of this plan...

Andrius Kubilius: "If a truce is established in Ukraine, Russia will quickly stockpile enough weapons to launch a new aggression."

Tribunal for Russian leaders to be set up in The Hague: who spoiled Putin's celebration, and how will this "new Nuremberg" work?

"It could happen that Ukraine will not formally open any chapter in its EU accession negotiations until there are elections in Hungary. But only formally!"

Moldova could overtake Ukraine on the path to EU membership. The European Union is preparing to launch accession talks with Chișinău in September, but not with Kyiv…

Over the past 100 days, the world has changed. These changes are here to stay. The role of global policeman is incompatible with Trump’s actions, and not only regarding Ukraine...

For Ukraine, the memorandum of intent brings some tactical advantages. It links US assistance to the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, under which Ukraine gave up its nuclear arsenal...

Although the desire to keep the US in the Alliance is strong, there are limits to the allies' efforts. The prospect of a US exit from NATO is becoming increasingly likely…  

The Kremlin has managed to impose its version of an "energy ceasefire" on the US, conveniently "forgetting" to extend it to Ukrainian oil and gas facilities.  

Petr Pavel: "The war will most probably end up with a compromise.... The first part of the guarantees will be an agreement with the United States..."