NATO officials and leaders from its partner states continue their summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, focusing on Russia's war in Ukraine and the path forward for aspiring members.
G7 states signed a declaration outlining long-term security guarantees for Ukraine aimed at to deterring future Russian aggression, a day after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed frustration at NATO for its lack of a timeline giving specific details for his country's desired NATO membership.
The Kremlin warned in a statement that Western security assurances for Ukraine were a "dangerous mistake" that would threaten Russia's national security and make Europe less safe.
NATO leaders stated that Ukraine's future is inside the military alliance, but it failed to give a timetable and said conditions still need to be met, including an end to the war.
Meanwhile, Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine have come under repeated attack, with the capital as well as Odesa and Kherson enduring waves of drone strikes before and during the NATO summit. Ukraine's military says Russian forces have launched more than 350 strikes on the wider country in the last week.