

… How they act in Vilnius will be a good clue to how Republicans will play their two-step Ukraine messaging.” THOM TILLIS (R-N.C.) and DAN SULLIVAN (R-Alaska), will have to walk a fine line: support Ukraine and NATO while chastising allies to do more. How will Republicans play it? “GOP lawmakers attending the summit, such as Sens.
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Kyiv will be looking for clarity on when an F-16 fighter jet training program gets underway and when deliveries to Ukraine will begin.” What kind of security guarantees will allies provide Ukraine? “It’s expected that NATO nations will offer up a long-term aid package for Ukraine, but what’s in it remains a mystery.Our pal Alex Ward, POLITICO’s ace national security reporter and the author of the forthcoming book, “The Internationalists: The Fight to Restore American Foreign Policy After Trump” ( $32), will be in Vilnius, and he emails the big questions he’ll be tracking next week:

We have two previews of the trip this morning. He’ll wrap up Thursday in Helsinki, Finland, with meetings with Nordic leaders. Then it’s on to Vilnius, Lithuania, for the annual NATO summit.

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