Emily Rauhala

• Post Reports

Today on “Post Reports,” we head to Lithuania, host of a pivotal NATO summit this week. Plenty is at stake, including the possible expansion of NATO and the biggest question of all: how to support Ukraine while keeping it outside of the alliance.

• National Security

Tensions at the Vilnius NATO summit exposed the challenges President Biden faces as allies push plans for Ukraine that some fear risk escalation with Russia.

• White House

NATO promises Ukraine support that is short of what Zelensky wanted, but is aimed at preventing future attacks on his country

• Europe

The summit is a show of Western unity against Russia — but there are divisions over Kyiv’s candidacy and the U.S. decision to supply it with cluster munitions.

• White House

NATO says Ukraine can join, but does not provide a timeline. Zelensky calls that "unprecedented and absurd."

NATO members discussed Ukrainian membership at a summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11. The Post's Emily Rauhala explains Ukraine's many obstacles.

• Middle East

If Turkey and Hungary indeed ratify Swedish accession, it will cement a major shift in European security in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

• National Security

As the alliance prepares to gather in Lithuania for a critical summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban are holding up Sweden’s accession.

• White House

As Ukraine and Sweden push for NATO membership, Biden and U.S. allies struggle over how to respond