UK PM expects NATO to make Ukraine security pledge by July

The North-Atlantic Alliance should finalize a security pledge for Ukraine when the allies meet at the Vilnius summit in July.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said NATO allies should finalize a security guarantee for Ukraine when the alliance's leaders meet at a summit in July.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said this in an interview with Bloomberg.

The head of the British government endorsed the idea of Ukraine eventually joining NATO but insisted there must also be a plan to underwrite the country's security before then. 

"We need to think about the future of how we protect Ukraine's security. That's a conversation that we should start having, because the Vilnius summit is a good place to conclude," Sunak said.

The UK Prime Minister also called on Ukraine's allies to strengthen military aid to Ukraine. In particular, to send more artillery, long-range weapons, tanks and air-defense systems.

He believes the war has reached an "inflection point," and Ukraine can seize a decisive advantage if it's given the right weapons. 

The NATO summit will be held in the capital of Lithuania on July 11 and 12, where the leaders of the alliance member countries will meet.

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, also calls for the development of an agreement on providing security guarantees to Ukraine and to present it at the July NATO summit.