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Stoltenberg: NATO should drop Ukraine's 'MAP' need

NATO leaders gather for a summit in Vilnius on Tuesday seeking to overcome divisions on Ukraine's membership bid after a deal to lift Turkey's block on Sweden joining the military alliance, Reuters reports.

"Ukraine has evolved a lot since we decided in 2008 that there should be an Accession Action Plan. Ukraine is much closer to NATO, so I think the time has come for this to be reflected in NATO's decisions," Stoltenberg said before the summit of NATO leaders in Vilnius.

"All put together, including that we will clarify the fact that Ukraine will become a member state, we will remove the Accession Action Plan, (...) we will send a very strong and positive message from NATO to Ukraine", said the Secretary General of NATO.

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