The foreign affairs committees of the parliaments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have issued a joint statement expressing their full support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, as well as for its membership in the European Union and NATO.

Key Points – While Ukraine is unlikely to receive formal NATO membership soon, it is becoming a de facto member and the West’s frontline power against Russia. -Through massive Western military aid, training,

Europe has the money and the artillery shells, but key U.S. capabilities like operational intelligence and air defense would be difficult to replace.

Ukraine’s president wants his Western backers to speed up deliveries of air defense systems to counter Russian missile strikes.

Ukraine, Russia, defense spending and a general lack of U.S. enthusiasm are all on the table at this year's NATO Summit.

Officials fear that the US president will play the big issues off against each other over five weeks of wide-ranging talks

The idea is to better integrate the group’s work with NATO's Ukraine aid mission and the smattering of so-called capability coalitions.

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