It was clearly said that Ukraine will become a member of NATO and that the procedure to integrate Ukraine and raise its standards to NATO level has already started. A special NATO-Ukraine Council has been established to monitor the progress of the reforms.
- Russia has been designated as the “most significant threat to the NATO allies”, while they are open to “a constructive dialogue” with China. They expect China to condemn the Russian aggression against Ukraine before such a dialogue can even start.
- NATO members are required to spend at least 2% of their GDP on defense while being encouraged to go well above that limit. Each member state needs to spend 20% of the defense budget on military equipment.
- More NATO troops and military equipment will be moved to “potential invasion danger areas”.
