After Vilnius is before Washington

Time to take more action for Ukraine - even more decisively.

The outcome of the Vilnius NATO summit, particularly together with the commitment from the G7 members and those other that have associated themselves with it, offers a strong signal of a strategic support to Ukraine until the murderous aggressor has been repelled.

There is obviously some disappointment by Ukrainians and friends of Ukraine that the NATO summit has not issued a more explicit membership invitation. But that should not negatively impact the reality of the Vilnius support package for Ukraine.

Focus now must be on the one hand the G7, NATO and EU countries living up to their commitment to give Ukraine further and increased military, financial and political support in its fight for its freedom and on the other hand Ukraine to accelerate its work to meet the conditions for launching EU accession negotiations and further progress towards NATO membership.

Work towards building a new and better Ukraine, after the end of the war, and aiming at full EU and NATO membership must start now. This will also accelerate winning the war.

G7 and other nations must understand that delaying weapons and other support is delaying the end of the aggression and the reconstruction and rehabilitation that will have to be addressed after the war. Delayed weapons means delayed peace.

Ukraine needs financial support also in order to be able to pay and help nurses, teachers, soldiers and all others that are sustaining the nation in its fight for survival and freedom.

The place of Ukraine is and will be in EU and NATO. It’s in the interest of all that this process is supported and accelerated.

So - let’s not complain but appreciate the fact that Europe continues to stand by