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Editorial: The summit in Lithuania has reaffirmed the organisation’s newfound sense of purpose. But immense challenges lie ahead

Assessment of Ukraine’s counteroffensive suggests it has retaken 253sq km (98sq miles) of its territory since June.

NATO leaders have wrapped up a two-day summit with pledges of long-term support for Ukraine but no offer of membership yet

Ben Wallace had suggested Kyiv should show gratitude for assistance from allied countries.

Ukraine may have gotten support and vague assurances from NATO leaders in Vilnius this week, but ultimately it received no clear commitment that it will be joining the club any time soon

Ukrainian president’s frustration threatened to overshadow meeting – and did not go unnoticed by other leaders

Security organisation founded in 1949 now has 31 members who are set to spend $1.26trn on defence this year. The alliance has a collective military might of 3.5m army personnel to call upon

When Nato held its annual summit in Brussels two years ago, all 31 presidents and prime ministers of the alliance’s member states dutifully showed up, but their hearts weren’t really in it. France’s President Emmanuel Macron had publicly declared Nato “brain-dead” in 2019, and nobody could find a good reason…

G7 countries have announced security assurances to Ukraine to deter future Russian attacks, a move decried by Moscow.