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NATO agrees to take on coordination of some Ukraine security support. How that will work

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press
Published: July 11, 2024, 8:56am

WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO has agreed to launch a new program to provide reliable military aid and training to Ukraine and help it get ready to join the alliance.

The plan will supplement, but not replace, the two-year-old Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which was created by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after Russia launched its February 2022 invasion into Ukraine.

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