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ambassador to nato, julian smith, and lithuania's defense minister. they talk about the russia ukraine war and other global security challenges. the discussion was hosted by the atlantic council. >> back to business birthday priorities for 2024 nato summit in washington. i'm vice president and senior director of the atlanta council scowcroft certainty for strategy and security. the north atlantic alliance turned 75 this april. and there is much to celebrate. the alliance is larger and more united than ever before. the accession of finland and sweden added few militaries to nato's roster to the roster and new defense plan and after decades of underfunding, n.a.t.o. supported ukraine in recognition of the mounting russian threat. these causes for celebration, however, are juxtaposed with a deteriorating security environment including russia's illegal war of aggression against ukraine and a collection of unfinished business from last year' summit. so securing the future of the most successful alliance will require this year's summit to be one of implemen
ambassador to nato, julian smith, and lithuania's defense minister. they talk about the russia ukraine war and other global security challenges. the discussion was hosted by the atlantic council. >> back to business birthday priorities for 2024 nato summit in washington. i'm vice president and senior director of the atlanta council scowcroft certainty for strategy and security. the north atlantic alliance turned 75 this april. and there is much to celebrate. the alliance is larger and...
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ambassadors julian smith. it's about 20 minutes. >> we do have three very special announcements. first, during this anniversary year, the u.s. mission will be renaming its executive conference room after madeleine albright, are 64 secretary of state. many of you knew her. i know you did. and the first woman to ever serve in that role in the united states. as many of you know, secretary albright played a crucial role in advocating for nato enlargement, leading to the inclusion of several central and eastern european countries. she also championed nato's involvement in conflict resolution and peacekeeping efforts, particularly during the balkan wars of the 1990s. albright's diplomatic finesse and strategic vision strengthened nato's role as a cornerstone of transatlantic security cooperation and it is so fitting that we honor her tonight. particularly with so many of my u.s. colleagues here that had a very close and special relationship with secretary albright, including secretary blinking and former colleagues tim o'brien, and susie george, among others. second, i'd like to draw y
ambassadors julian smith. it's about 20 minutes. >> we do have three very special announcements. first, during this anniversary year, the u.s. mission will be renaming its executive conference room after madeleine albright, are 64 secretary of state. many of you knew her. i know you did. and the first woman to ever serve in that role in the united states. as many of you know, secretary albright played a crucial role in advocating for nato enlargement, leading to the inclusion of several...
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smith, the decision of the summit will contain new wording regarding ukraine's desire to become a member, the decision will not be identical to what was heard last year, well, it is meant, in lithuania, the invitation of ukraine to membership is not will be considered this time, it is not realistic, while we will focus on providing a support package that will allow us to build a bridge to membership in the north atlantic. alliance, while jen stoltenberg, the secretary general of the alliance, at a meeting in prague, where agreements are being made before the july summit in washington, says that ukraine can win the war against russia only under the condition of constant strong support from nato, let's hear what stoltenberg said. ukraine continues to bravely fight, but the challenges facing it are becoming greater and greater are growing ukraine can win everything. but only under the condition of constant strong support from nato allies. therefore, at the nato summit in july, we plan to put our support on a stronger footing, including a greater role for nato in coordinating security assist
smith, the decision of the summit will contain new wording regarding ukraine's desire to become a member, the decision will not be identical to what was heard last year, well, it is meant, in lithuania, the invitation of ukraine to membership is not will be considered this time, it is not realistic, while we will focus on providing a support package that will allow us to build a bridge to membership in the north atlantic. alliance, while jen stoltenberg, the secretary general of the alliance,...
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julian smith, the ambassador of the united states of america to nato, says... the decision of the summitill include new formulations regarding ukraine's desire to become a member of nato, the decision will not be identical to what was heard last year, well, it is meant in lithuania, the invitation of ukraine to membership will not be considered this time, it is not realistic, at the same time we will focus on providing the package support, which will make it possible to build a bridge to membership in the north atlantic alliance. at the same time, yen stoltenberg, secretary general of the alliance, is at a meeting in prague, where he is currently working. agreements before the july summit in washington says that ukraine can win the war against russia only under the condition of continuous strong support from nato. let's listen to what stoltenberg said. ukraine continues to fight bravely, but the challenges facing it are getting bigger and bigger. ukraine can still win, but only under the condition of constant, strong support from on the part of nato allies. therefore, at the nato summit
julian smith, the ambassador of the united states of america to nato, says... the decision of the summitill include new formulations regarding ukraine's desire to become a member of nato, the decision will not be identical to what was heard last year, well, it is meant in lithuania, the invitation of ukraine to membership will not be considered this time, it is not realistic, at the same time we will focus on providing the package support, which will make it possible to build a bridge to...
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ambassador to nato, julian smith, and lithuania's defense minister. they talk about the russia ukraine
ambassador to nato, julian smith, and lithuania's defense minister. they talk about the russia ukraine
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big day for julian assange.court in london has blocked his extradition to the united states for now. the court had previously sought assurances from washington the 52-year-old would be able to rely on a first amendment defense to the spine charges -- spine charges he faces, and if convicted he would not face the death penalty. the wikileaks founder has spent more than a decade resisting deportation. had he lost his appeal today, he could have been on a flight within 24 hours. with us tonight, u.n. special rapporteur on torture. thank you very mu for coming on the program. can we talk about this? it has been a long-running legal saga here in the united kingdom. he spent five years in a high security prison. has he suffered enough, in your opinion? >> yeah, i think so. i have been wary worried about assange's mental and physical health. this long-running legal saga has taken a terrible toll on his health. an underlying this take -- this case is about our values and the protections we afford to people who are essen
big day for julian assange.court in london has blocked his extradition to the united states for now. the court had previously sought assurances from washington the 52-year-old would be able to rely on a first amendment defense to the spine charges -- spine charges he faces, and if convicted he would not face the death penalty. the wikileaks founder has spent more than a decade resisting deportation. had he lost his appeal today, he could have been on a flight within 24 hours. with us tonight,...