NATO Updates: Mine Clearance, Ammunition Needs, and Ukraine's Future

NATO members Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria are close to finalizing an agreement to establish a joint force to clear mines drifting into their portions of the Black Sea due to the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss battlefield and ammunition needs in Ukraine. President Joe Biden assured that the United States will remain committed to NATO despite political instability. The NATO summit saw Finland's membership activated and Sweden's membership on track. Ukraine did not receive a formal invitation to join NATO due to the United States' obstruction.